Animal Shelter Funding
Summary
Midlothian is finally getting a new animal shelter thanks to a $15 million donation from Compass Datacenters. This fills the massive gap left when the SPCA shut down, giving our local rescues a real place to operate again.
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Impact analysis
The city gets a brand-new facility without having to pull millions from the taxpayer-funded budget.
Local rescue volunteers and the stray animals that have been without a safe home since the SPCA closed.
No groups negatively affected
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Commissioners approve $15M grant agreement for animal shelter - Midlothian Mirror
Chris Roarkcroark@cherryroad.com The Ellis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $15 million grant agreement with Compass Data Centers to fund the construction of an animal shelter. Compass Datacenters, which is seeking to build an 800-acre data center in Red Oak, announced last week that it was proposing the agreement to provide a […]
Data center gifts $15M for Ellis animal shelter - Midlothian Mirror
When the SPCA of Texas closed its Ellis County regional care center on April 15, 2025, local rescue volunteers stepped up. They worked nights and weekends, opened their homes, and stretched every resource they had to keep animals safe. A year later, their neighbor, Compass Datacenters, is stepping up with them.
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