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Texas data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 3 local data center pauses in force in Texas, 2 bans and 23 proposals, across its counties and cities. Texas also has a state-level measure in force.

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Source: Grounded Compute, Texas moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/texas/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · In force

From 21 Sep 2026

Other

texastribune.orgNews reportedChecked 31 Oct 2026

Not counted in the local figures above.

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Walker County: No government or news source foundBrooks County: No government or news source foundDeaf Smith County: No pause or ban foundHockley County: No pause or ban foundShackelford County: No pause or ban foundTom Green County: No pause or ban foundWise County: No pause or ban foundCottle County: No pause or ban foundTaylor County: No pause or ban foundArmstrong County: No pause or ban foundHutchinson County: No pause or ban foundIrion County: No pause or ban foundMitchell County: No pause or ban foundYoakum County: No pause or ban foundChildress County: No pause or ban foundGillespie County: No pause or ban foundDickens County: No pause or ban foundLa Salle County: No pause or ban foundHansford County: No pause or ban foundPotter County: No pause or ban foundFalls County: No pause or ban foundHamilton County: No pause or ban foundRunnels County: No pause or ban foundHale County: No pause or ban foundSan Jacinto County: Pause proposedDuval County: No pause or ban foundMoore County: No pause or ban foundMartin County: No pause or ban foundLimestone County: No government or news source foundZavala County: No pause or ban foundCochran County: No pause or ban foundFisher County: No pause or ban foundBaylor County: No pause or ban foundPanola County: No pause or ban foundJack County: No pause or ban foundCoryell County: Pause proposedLipscomb County: No pause or ban foundDonley County: No pause or ban foundAtascosa County: No pause or ban foundBriscoe County: No pause or ban foundGoliad County: No pause or ban foundGray County: No pause or ban foundHall County: No pause or ban foundBrown County: No pause or ban foundGaines County: No pause or ban foundBell County: No pause or ban foundSutton County: No pause or ban foundSan Augustine County: No pause or ban foundKing County: No pause or ban foundUvalde County: No pause or ban foundWilson County: No pause or ban foundSchleicher County: No pause or ban foundSwisher County: No pause or ban foundMotley County: No pause or ban foundLynn County: No pause or ban foundMenard County: No pause or ban foundNolan County: No pause or ban foundSterling County: No pause or ban foundGarza County: No pause or ban foundCallahan County: No pause or ban foundStonewall County: No pause or ban foundFranklin County: No pause or ban foundVan Zandt County: No pause or ban foundHunt County: No pause or ban foundMadison County: No pause or ban foundHood County: Pause proposedMason County: No pause or ban foundGregg County: No pause or ban foundHemphill County: No pause or ban foundCastro County: No pause or ban foundUpton County: No pause or ban foundJim Hogg County: No pause or ban foundLavaca County: No pause or ban foundMidland County: No pause or ban foundKimble County: No pause or ban foundCarson County: No pause or ban foundPalo Pinto County: No pause or ban foundLamb County: No pause or ban foundEastland County: No pause or ban foundKerr County: No pause or ban foundLubbock County: No pause or ban foundErath County: No pause or ban foundUpshur County: No pause or ban foundBlanco County: No pause or ban foundAndrews County: No pause or ban foundJeff Davis County: No pause or ban foundKnox County: No pause or ban foundLlano County: No pause or ban foundWheeler County: No pause or ban foundCrosby County: No pause or ban foundMcMullen County: No pause or ban foundRoberts County: No pause or ban foundKent County: No pause or ban foundComal County: No pause or ban foundZapata County: No pause or ban foundAransas County: No pause or ban foundOrange County: No pause or ban foundWinkler County: No pause or ban foundJones County: No pause or ban foundSherman County: No pause or ban foundChambers County: No pause or ban foundHardin County: No pause or ban foundHill County: ExpiredWilliamson County: No pause or ban foundKinney County: No pause or ban foundCalhoun County: No pause or ban foundEllis County: No government or news source foundClay County: No pause or ban foundKaufman County: No pause or ban foundFoard County: No pause or ban foundCollin County: No pause or ban foundComanche County: No pause or ban foundConcho County: No pause or ban foundCrane County: No pause or ban foundJasper County: No pause or ban foundGonzales County: No pause or ban foundJefferson County: No pause or ban foundDimmit County: No pause or ban foundBowie County: No pause or ban foundBrewster County: No pause or ban foundDallam County: No pause or ban foundCass County: No pause or ban foundFayette County: No pause or ban foundBurnet County: No pause or ban foundRefugio County: No pause or ban foundOchiltree County: No pause or ban foundMatagorda County: No pause or ban foundThrockmorton County: No pause or ban foundAnderson County: No pause or ban foundCaldwell County: No pause or ban foundMedina County: No pause or ban foundGlasscock County: No pause or ban foundKenedy County: No pause or ban foundWood County: No pause or ban foundLiberty County: No pause or ban foundTravis County: No pause or ban foundMontgomery County: No pause or ban foundHoward County: No pause or ban foundBastrop County: No pause or ban foundTrinity County: No pause or ban foundMcLennan County: No pause or ban foundMcCulloch County: No pause or ban foundBrazoria County: No pause or ban foundBailey County: No pause or ban foundHouston County: No pause or ban foundSan Saba County: No pause or ban foundPresidio County: No pause or ban foundNacogdoches County: No pause or ban foundWashington County: No pause or ban foundCooke County: No pause or ban foundWilbarger County: No pause or ban foundLeon County: Pause proposedKarnes County: No pause or ban foundRandall County: No pause or ban foundDeWitt County: No pause or ban foundWard County: No pause or ban foundWichita County: No pause or ban foundWillacy County: No pause or ban foundShelby County: No pause or ban foundKendall County: No pause or ban foundMorris County: No pause or ban foundHopkins County: No pause or ban foundRockwall County: No pause or ban foundHudspeth County: No pause or ban foundSmith County: No pause or ban foundHidalgo County: No pause or ban foundBrazos County: No pause or ban foundBurleson County: No pause or ban foundDelta County: No pause or ban foundCrockett County: No pause or ban foundLee County: No pause or ban foundRobertson County: No pause or ban foundMills County: No pause or ban foundLoving County: No pause or ban foundSabine County: No pause or ban foundAustin County: PauseReagan County: No pause or ban foundReeves County: No pause or ban foundTarrant County: No pause or ban foundHays County: PauseSan Patricio County: No pause or ban foundOldham County: No pause or ban foundPecos County: No pause or ban foundReal County: No pause or ban foundDallas County: No pause or ban foundNueces County: No pause or ban foundRed River County: No pause or ban foundColeman County: No pause or ban foundRusk County: No pause or ban foundTerrell County: No pause or ban foundTyler County: No pause or ban foundVictoria County: No pause or ban foundWebb County: No pause or ban foundWharton County: No pause or ban foundKleberg County: No pause or ban foundHarris County: No pause or ban foundHardeman County: No pause or ban foundNewton County: No pause or ban foundNavarro County: No pause or ban foundMontague County: No pause or ban foundFrio County: No pause or ban foundHarrison County: No pause or ban foundLamar County: No pause or ban foundFloyd County: No pause or ban foundStarr County: No pause or ban foundStephens County: No pause or ban foundParmer County: No pause or ban foundMarion County: No pause or ban foundVal Verde County: No pause or ban foundEl Paso County: No pause or ban foundCoke County: No pause or ban foundCameron County: No pause or ban foundWaller County: No pause or ban foundBee County: No pause or ban foundTitus County: No pause or ban foundCamp County: No pause or ban foundGrimes County: No pause or ban foundScurry County: No government or news source foundJim Wells County: No pause or ban foundEctor County: No pause or ban foundRains County: No pause or ban foundParker County: No pause or ban foundYoung County: No pause or ban foundPolk County: No government or news source foundAngelina County: No pause or ban foundLive Oak County: No pause or ban foundDawson County: No pause or ban foundHaskell County: No pause or ban foundTerry County: No pause or ban foundArcher County: Pause proposedHenderson County: No pause or ban foundBosque County: Pause proposedHartley County: No pause or ban foundCollingsworth County: No pause or ban foundSomervell County: No pause or ban foundColorado County: No pause or ban foundFreestone County: No pause or ban foundBorden County: No pause or ban foundCulberson County: No pause or ban foundGalveston County: No pause or ban foundLampasas County: No pause or ban foundEdwards County: No pause or ban foundGuadalupe County: No pause or ban foundCherokee County: No pause or ban foundFannin County: No government or news source foundFort Bend County: No pause or ban foundMilam County: No pause or ban foundBexar County: No pause or ban foundJohnson County: No pause or ban foundDenton County: No pause or ban foundBandera County: No pause or ban foundMaverick County: No pause or ban foundJackson County: No pause or ban foundGrayson County: No pause or ban foundKilleen (city): PauseSan Antonio (city): Pause proposedSan Marcos (city): BanBrownsville (city): Pause proposedHarlingen (city): Pause proposedChildress (city): Pause proposedLavon (city): Pause proposedDallas (city): Pause proposedDenton (city): Pause proposedLewisville (city): BanFort Worth (city): Pause proposedClarendon (city): Pause proposedBoerne (city): Pause proposedLubbock (city): Pause proposedJefferson (city): Pause proposedLytle (city): Pause proposedMineral Wells (city): Pause proposedAmarillo (city): Pause proposedAustin (city): Pause proposedDecatur (city): Pause proposed
  • Ban: 0 counties
  • Pause (active or extended): 2 counties
  • Pause proposed: 6 counties
  • End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
  • Ended, expired or none found: 239 counties
  • No government or news source found: 7 counties
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 254 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (20)
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 28 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Bans (2)
Lewisville (city, Denton)Ban––Rules adoptedcityoflewisville.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
San Marcos (city, Caldwell)Ban––Rules adoptedtexastribune.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Pauses in force (3)
Austin CountyPauseOther––kwhi.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hays CountyPauseOther: Discretionary county approvals for high-water-use industrial projects, including data centers; the reported resolution does not state a specific water-use threshold.31 Dec 2026–communityimpact.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Killeen (city, Bell)PauseAll data centers–Rules draftedkxxv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (23)
Amarillo (city, Potter)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: Large-scale data centers; no threshold specified in the cited reports–Rules draftedamarillotribune.org
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Archer CountyPause proposedAll data centers––co.archer.tx.us
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Austin (city, Travis)Pause proposed––Rules draftedaustintexas.legistar.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Boerne (city, Kendall)Pause proposedSome zoning districts–Rules draftednews4sanantonio.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Bosque CountyPause proposedOther––bosquecounty.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Brownsville (city, Cameron)Pause proposedAll data centers3 Feb 2027–brownsvilletx.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Childress (city, Childress)Pause proposed–––myhighplains.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Clarendon (city, Donley)Pause proposedOther–Rules draftedclarendonlive.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Coryell CountyPause proposedOther––kxxv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Dallas (city, Dallas)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: New hyperscale data centers––dallasnews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Decatur (city, Wise)Pause proposed––Rules drafteddecaturtx.new.swagit.com
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Denton (city, Denton)Pause proposedOther: 90 days, with an option for one additional 90-day extension––dentonrc.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Fort Worth (city, Denton, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Wise)Pause proposedOther: New data-center development applications––fortworthtexas.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Harlingen (city, Cameron)Pause proposedAll data centers––krgv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hood CountyPause proposedAbove a size threshold––click2houston.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Jefferson (city, Marion)Pause proposedOther––therealdeal.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lavon (city, Collin)Pause proposedAll data centers–Rules draftedwfaa.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Leon CountyPause proposed–––kxxv.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lubbock (city, Lubbock)Pause proposedAbove a size threshold: Large-scale data centers; no numerical threshold stated––mylubbock.us
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Lytle (city, Medina)Pause proposed–––devinenews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Mineral Wells (city, Palo Pinto)Pause proposed––Rules draftedmineralwellstx.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
San Antonio (city, Bexar, Comal, Medina)Pause proposedAll data centers––sa.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
San Jacinto CountyPause proposedOther––easttexasnews.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

Source: Grounded Compute, Texas moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/texas/moratoriums

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