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Somervell County

Somervell County is a rural county in Central Texas with limited industrial infrastructure and no major datacenter facilities, located approximately 40 miles southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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May 13, 2026

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Closed-Loop Cooling Wins Red Oak While Somervell Calls for a Statewide Pause

Somervell County commissioners voted unanimously to oppose all new data center projects pending state action, while Red Oak's council approved Compass Datacenters' sixth campus 4-1 after the developer committed to closed-loop cooling, setbacks, and noise restrictions.

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