Denton council holds an Oct. 13 hearing on code changes that would end by-right data centers, triple the residential buffer to 300 feet, ban evaporative cooling and require grid approvals before a permit reaches an agenda.
DENTON — Denton City Council held the first of two required public hearings on Sept. 22, 2026, on a proposed 90-day moratorium on new data-center development, as Core Scientific, the city’s largest data-center operator, has approached Denton Municipal Electric about leasing more public land south of its current site. The pause would give council time … Read more