A rural county of about 62,000 people southwest of Fort Worth, with an operating bitcoin mine its neighbors have taken to court, and eight more data center proposals stacked behind it.
Compiled by Grail Systems from news reports and court filings. Checked Oct 31, 2026. Corrections welcome.
Runs next to the Wolf Hollow II gas plant. Neighbors report constant hum, vibration and health effects. Several nuisance suits are pending, including an Earthjustice-backed state case and a federal suit by nine property owners filed May 1, 2026. A county-funded study found about 60 dB near the site and 35 to 53 dB in neighborhoods.
Bilateral Energy LLC of Houston, 2,100 acres at 2801 W US Hwy 377, with reported 600 to 1,200 MW and on-site power. First pitched to the county in July 2025 as a secret "large capital investment." The City of Granbury annexed and rezoned the land; residents sued the city under the Open Meetings Act in April 2026 and launched recalls of five city leaders in July.
Sailfish Development, about 2,100 to 2,600 acres, with on-site power, water and wastewater. Approved conditionally on Jan 13, 2026, and given 45 days to provide details on water, drainage, wastewater and power.
Developers sued for automatic approval, claiming the county missed a 30-day deadline on their plans. A judge dismissed the suit in July 2026.
About 30 acres at 2400 County Road 326, about 300 MW reported.
About $5B on 1,265 acres next to Comanche Peak nuclear plant.
Pacifico Energy, 862 acres across the Brazos River from Pecan Plantation, planned with off-grid gas power. Commissioners rejected the concept plan 3-2, citing insufficient water. Stopped for now, not canceled.
"Project Patriot" first appeared on a commissioners agenda as "a proposed large capital investment."
After about two hours of public opposition.
Late in an eight-hour meeting, the county attorney revealed a state senator's letter warning the county lacked power to pass a moratorium.
Commissioner Dave Eagle argued Hood County has special authority under a 1999 state law to protect the Lake Granbury and Brazos River watershed.
New requirements for large industrial projects, including data centers.
Over the Project Patriot annexation, alleging city leaders dodged the Open Meetings Act during a Jan 2 tour of a Bilateral Energy facility.
A judge dismissed the developers' suit seeking automatic approval of Project Red and Project Yellow. Residents launched recalls of five Granbury city leaders.
Developers tried to win automatic approval by claiming Hood missed a 30-day deadline. Know your county's deadlines on development plans and make sure it meets them.
Hood County's 1999 watershed law (Local Government Code, Chapter 231, Subchapter K) gives it development powers most counties lack. Check whether yours has one, or ask your legislator for one protecting your lake or aquifer.
Most Hood proposals left out power estimates. Hood rejected one plan that didn't say where its water would come from.
Project Patriot moved forward through a city annexation, not the county. Annexations and rezonings are where projects slip through.
One Hood County concept plan shows a peak construction workforce of 2,000 dropping to 220 permanent jobs.
Texas Tribune (Feb 10 and June 2, 2026); KERA (Jan 13, April 10 and July 20, 2026); Data Center Dynamics; Baxtel; Fort Worth Weekly; CBS Texas (Feb 10, 2026); Texas Scorecard; Blockspace and federal court filings on the MARA suits; Earthjustice; dcmap.us for project names marked "verify."