A $10 Billion Data Center Just Bought 2,000+ Acres Near Weatherford — Here's Why Parker County Pushed Back

A land deal on the edge of Parker County is turning into one of the more closely watched real estate stories in North Texas — and it's worth understanding if you own land anywhere near the Fort Worth metro's western edge.

Black Mountain, led by CEO Rhett Bennett, originally planned a $10 billion data center campus on more than 400 acres inside Fort Worth: four buildings totaling over a million square feet. But after Fort Worth leaders raised concerns about resources and land use and delayed a site plan vote, Black Mountain quietly acquired more than 2,000 acres in Parker County near Weatherford — land with an assessed value north of $57 million — and applied to run five natural gas turbines to power a potential data center there.

Why Weatherford and Parker County pushed back

The city of Weatherford moved first, formally banning data centers within city limits in January 2026. Parker County followed in June, when commissioners held a standing-room-only meeting and passed a resolution asking the state for help regulating data center development — with commissioners saying outright they'd like to prohibit the facilities countywide. The concerns raised locally center on a few practical issues: how much water a facility like this would draw, how much strain it would put on the power grid, and how a project of this scale changes land use in a largely rural county.

The economic case on the other side

Black Mountain's pitch is straightforward: the company projects roughly $30 million a year in tax revenue for local governments and hundreds of jobs paying more than $75,000 on average. That's a real number for a county government budget, and it's the core of the argument developers are making as similar data center proposals move through North Texas counties.

What this means if you own land in the area

Whatever side of this particular fight you land on, the underlying real estate story is one worth paying attention to: land near existing or plannable power infrastructure — grid interconnection, gas turbine capacity, transmission corridors — is drawing serious money and serious development interest across North Texas right now. That demand doesn't stop at a county line, and it doesn't require a project to actually get built to move nearby land values. Proposals alone can shift how buyers and developers think about a stretch of land, for better or worse depending on your position.


If you own acreage in or near Parker County, Weatherford, or anywhere along the edge of the DFW growth corridor, this is a good moment to get a clear, current read on what your land is actually worth — not what it was worth two years ago, before deals like this started showing up.

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If you own property near a proposed data center site — or you're wondering what a project like this could mean for your land's value — reach out to GS Realty Team. We'd be glad to walk through it with you.


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*Sources: Fort Worth Report, "$10B data center hits wall after Fort Worth leaders cite resources, land usage concerns" (Feb 11, 2026); Yahoo News, "Black Mountain's data center faces rural and suburban pushback. What to know"; Yahoo News, "Developer behind $10B Fort Worth data center 'considering' Parker County site"; Weatherford News, "Commissioners address data center concerns"; City of Weatherford, "City Statement on Data Center-Related Development Near Weatherford."*




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