A packed room of community organizers and residents at Fort Worth City Hall forced an unexpected pause Tuesday on a proposed tax abatement for a large data center planned in west Fort Worth.
The proposed $1.1 billion data center is planned near Interstate 20 and Chapin School Road in the Veale Ranch area of west Fort Worth.
Many who showed up said they assumed the deal was already done. Instead, they walked away with a rare mid‑meeting reversal.
Residents call for more scrutiny
Dozens of speakers urged the council to slow down and take a harder look at the rapid expansion of data centers across the city…