Credit: ***Christine Vo for the Fort Worth Report.***

Concerns, misinformation, and opportunity surround the growth of data centers, with Texas absorbing much of the new capacity ahead. On August 20th, with panelists Nikki Morris, TCU Ralph Lowe Energy Institute, and Dr. Mohammad Islam of UT, Arlington, we’ll drill down into what people want to know. And I’m sure we’ll learn how to get to a better place through the community and stakeholder engagement.

For my part, some links below offer background about what I have explored and uncovered in the recent past, with more ahead.

Fort Worth Report YouTube from Texas Wesleyan, Aug 20, 2026

Discussing benchmarking for creating best practices

Community Impact: Post-Event: Taking Stock of Data Center Developments

AFter-Event Investor spin off

LinkedIn included commentary connected to an investor takeaways video article on Seeking Alpha —

Correction: The potential moratorium in Fort Worth is 90 days, not six months. I juxtaposed from Nov. 3 (report due by Commission) to May, when it could be finished. Potentially, a start date could be February 16th and on pause until May 17. There are so many variants of these per city.