Fort Worth City Council voted unanimously to start a 90 day data center moratorium and adopted grid filing requirements for applicants
The Fort Worth City Council took three data center votes on August 11th, 2026. Members unanimously approved the first steps toward a 90 day moratorium on accepting, processing and approving new data center applications inside the city. Two further items passed over a single dissent. One creates a Data Center and Infrastructure Commission. The other amends the city code so applicants must document their filings for connection to the Texas grid. The pause is not in force yet. Under the city timeline it takes effect on February 16th after public hearings and further votes, and zoning applications filed before then stay outside it.
How to take part
The moratorium requires further public hearings and votes before adoption, so residents can speak at the scheduled Fort Worth City Council hearings ahead of the second reading. The newly created commission adds a second public body to address.
Where
1 county. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
Dates
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | ordered | council votes on the moratorium process, the commission and the code amendment |
| 2027-02-16 | effective | date the 90 day pause would take effect if adopted after public hearings |
The evidence
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the first steps to initiate a 90-day moratorium on accepting, processing and approving new applications for data centersFort Worth City Council approves steps to start moratorium process on data centers | Community Impact Journalism
If a moratorium is ultimately approved, the 90-day pause will take effect Feb. 16, after public hearings have been held and votes taken.Data center moratorium takes first steps after Fort Worth City Council's unanimous vote | KERA News Journalism