Digital Ranch Advanced Technology Campus & Data Center
Summary
The city approved a massive 873-acre advanced technology campus and data center project with closed-loop water cooling and self-contained natural gas power generation. The project brings extensive public infrastructure investments, including roadway extensions and strict noise and building height limits to protect nearby residents.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Generates substantial new ad valorem and TIRZ tax revenues while requiring major private capital investment in public infrastructure.
City residents through diversified tax base and job opportunities; the developer and end-users via structured infrastructure financing.
Nearby property owners potentially affected by industrial activity, mitigated by strict 125-to-250-foot setbacks and 60-decibel noise limits.
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City Council - Sep 22, 2026
The city approved a massive 873-acre advanced technology campus and data center project with closed-loop water cooling and self-contained natural gas power generation. The project brings extensive public infrastructure investments, including roadway extensions and strict noise and building height limits to protect nearby residents.
Midlothian Council shows solidarity approving new data center facility | Ellis County Press
MIDLOTHIAN – While many residents in Ellis County have been rallying against incoming data centers, the Midlothian City Council in a show of solidarity approved a proposal for a new data center facility at the Sept. 22 city council meeting. The data center facility will be on an 873.8-acre property in the southern part of Midlothian. The unanimous approval was decided after 90 minutes of discussion, and motions. Three motions overall were approved to greenlight the new project.
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