Data center commission delivers recommendations to City Council

Government Data center commission delivers recommendations to City Council By City of Fort Worth November 11, 2026 The Fort Worth Data Center & Infrastructure Commission delivered its final report to the City Council on Tuesday during a Special Called City Council Work Session at City Hall. The report makes 19 recommendations on data center development within the City’s authority. Mike Slattery, Ph.D., chair of the commission, Professor and Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies at Texas Christian University, presented the findings. The City Council called for creation of the commission by Resolution on Aug. 11 to conduct a comprehensive, fact-based evaluation of data center development and provide recommendations within City regulatory authority. The commission, which serves only as advisory, had 11 voting members and a non-voting chair, supported by 10 academic experts who contributed research.

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