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A Parker County Data Center Initiative

Skilled Work, Steady Growth, Strong Schools

Hiring Parker County trades first. Broadening the tax base. Protecting our water and our utility rates.

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Construction crew working on a job site
Building itLocal construction trades
Technicians installing equipment in a data center
Running itPermanent high-skill careers
Local trades
hired first
Welders, electricians, HVAC techs, concrete crews and equipment operators
A broader
tax base
Property tax revenue for schools, roads, hospitals and emergency services
Anchored
for decades
A major, difficult-to-relocate investment — stability, not a short-term bump

Revenue Supports

New property tax dollars stay in Parker County and go to work where families feel it most.

Parker County schools
Teacher pay & classroom resources
Hospitals
Roads
Emergency services
County services
Preliminary estimates

What Parker County Would Get

$367M

A year to Parker County taxing units at full buildout

$209.3M

A year to Weatherford ISD

$25.6M

A year to Weatherford College

$41M

A year to County Emergency Services and the Parker County Hospital District

New Revenue Each Year vs. Today's Budgets

Weatherford ISD
New revenue
$209.3M
Current budget
$121.1M

More than 1.7 times the district's entire current annual budget.

Emergency Services & Parker County Hospital District
New revenue
$41M
Hospital budget, last year
$43M

Close to the Parker County Hospital District's entire budget last year.

Weatherford College
New revenue
$25.6M
Budget, last year
$117M

More than one-fifth of the college's entire budget last year.

Tax estimates use current tax rates for each local taxing unit (a combined $1.5167 per $100 of value) at full buildout, and assume no tax abatement or incentive. All figures are preliminary annual estimates and may change as the project is finalized.

Built by the People Who Build Parker County

Local welders, electricians, concrete crews and equipment operators will build it, with full-time technical careers once it's online. It's designed to be a quiet, low-impact neighbor that meets strict local standards for water, noise and power, and it brings new money to Parker County classrooms without raising homeowners' taxes.

What Parker County Gains

Working Families & Homeowners

›Power costs for working families protected
›Property tax relief for homeowners
›Funding for Parker County classrooms

Trades & Local Business

›Local trades hired first, always
›Apprenticeship and trade training partnerships
›Local contractor and vendor priority

Environmental Responsibility

›Closed-loop water recycling
›Renewable energy sourcing
›Sustainable building standards

Schools & Teachers

›Real dollars for teacher pay
›Classroom resources and school facilities
›Stable funding for decades, without a homeowner tax hike

Why Parker County?

01

A skilled trades workforce

Weatherford College's Emerging Technologies and Workforce Building already trains welders, electricians and skilled technicians here, giving local workers a direct path into these careers and a reason to stay.

02

A can-do business climate

A business-friendly environment here means this investment can grow its impact, generating steady tax revenue for schools and county services for decades to come.

Built Responsibly

Environmental Commitments

Resource protection comes first. Every system will be engineered to be a cleaner, quieter and lower-impact neighbor than traditional industrial use — and held to independent standards with ongoing oversight.

Closed-loop

Water recycling, not consumption

An advanced recirculating system relies on recycled fluid rather than drawing from local drinking water — using less water each year than a typical car wash or laundromat.

Renewable

Clean energy sourcing

Renewable sourcing is prioritized, and the developer funds the dedicated transmission that brings power to the site — never shifting that cost onto residential bills.

EPA Tier

Lowest-emission standards

Backup generators run only during an actual power failure or for brief monthly testing, and meet the strictest EPA Tier emissions standards available.

Quiet

Screened & fully enclosed

Vegetative buffers will screen the site, and every system will be engineered to meet Parker County's noise standards at the property line.

Independent

Third-party oversight

Water use, energy efficiency, noise and environmental impact will meet independent standards, with ongoing oversight of every system — not self-reporting.

Sustainable

Building standards

The campus will be built to sustainable standards under full transparency and strict compliance with Parker County requirements.

In the News

Recent Coverage & Media

Illustration from The Atlantic article “The Data-Center Debate Is Divorced From the Facts”
The Atlantic/Ideas · September 2026

The Data-Center Debate Is Divorced From the Facts

All those scary numbers aren’t what they seem.

By Andy Masley. The panic about the harms of data centers has outpaced the evidence, and communities are giving up large amounts of tax revenue over threats that are often inflated, confused or nonexistent.

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This panic, moreover, is leading communities to forgo massive amounts of tax revenue—largely because of threats that are inflated, confused, and sometimes nonexistent.

— Andy Masley, The Atlantic

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this project mean for local jobs and contractors?+
Construction will be labor-intensive, calling for electricians, welders, HVAC technicians, concrete crews and equipment operators — hired locally first, always. Once built, the facility will support full-time technical and maintenance careers, and Weatherford College's workforce programs will be positioned to train the next generation of workers for these roles.
How does this project help working families and homeowners?+
This project will expand and broaden the property tax base, and that shift will matter for working families helping keep their property taxes down. Because these facilities represent major, difficult-to-relocate investments, they provide decades of long-term stability rather than a short-term bump. The added property tax revenue will help fund schools, hospitals, roads and emergency services directly, so Parker County can grow without shifting more of the tax burden onto homeowners.
Will this project affect Parker County's water supply or energy bills?+
No. Resource protection will come first. The facility will run on an advanced closed-loop water recycling system built to rely on recycled fluid rather than draw from local drinking water, using less water each year than a typical car wash or laundromat. On the power side, the facility will connect through dedicated electric lines under strict transmission agreements, and the developer will cover the full cost of that infrastructure. Local utility rates for residents will stay protected.
What regulations and accountability measures are in place?+
This project will operate under full transparency and strict compliance with Parker County requirements. It will meet independent standards for water use, energy efficiency, noise and environmental impact, with ongoing oversight of every system. Backup generators will be low-use and built to the highest EPA Tier emissions standards. This will be a clean, low-impact and closely regulated neighbor.
How does this benefit our schools and teachers?+
This data center will carry a significant property tax bill, and that revenue will flow directly into the community. For Parker County, that will mean real dollars available for teacher pay, classroom resources and school facilities, generated without raising the taxes homeowners already pay. Because this kind of investment will be anchored in place for decades, that funding will stay stable year after year.
What will the site look like, and how will it affect nearby neighborhoods?+
The facility will be built to be a quiet, fully enclosed neighbor. Vegetative buffers will screen the site, and every system will be engineered to meet Parker County's noise standards. Backup generators will only run during an actual power failure or for brief monthly testing, and they will meet the strictest EPA emission standards available.
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