Colorado firm adds to hundreds of acres of data centers planned in Kaufman County
Flexential announced plans for a 110-acre, 108-megawatt data center campus in Talty, Kaufman County, Texas, marking its largest facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. This development occurs amidst a surge of data center projects in Kaufman County and increasing efforts by municipalities and the state to regulate or restrict their construction, including a directive from Forney City Council to prohibit data centers through zoning amendments.
Flexential, a Colorado-based firm, announced the purchase of 110 acres in Talty, Kaufman County, Texas, for a new data center campus. The project, expected to begin construction in early 2027 with initial customer availability in late 2028, will feature a 36-megawatt, 375,000-square-foot first phase. The full campus is designed to support three buildings with a total capacity of 108 megawatts, making it Flexential's fourth and largest facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Flexential CEO Ryan Mallory highlighted Dallas's strong demand, infrastructure, and growth potential, noting the market's inability to keep pace with demand. The company's announcement is set against a backdrop of extensive data center development in Kaufman County, one of the nation's fastest-growing areas, including Prometheus Hyperscale's plans for a 200-megawatt campus on a 500-acre site near Talty.
However, this growth is met with increasing local opposition and regulatory scrutiny. Several municipalities in Texas, including cities within Kaufman County, are seeking to limit data center construction. The Forney City Council recently directed staff to amend zoning laws to prohibit data centers. At the state level, Governor Greg Abbott has called for sweeping regulations during the 2027 legislative session, which would mandate new data center facilities to add power generation capacity to the state's grid.