No project in Unincorporated Dallas County, but 8 nearby
Who decides here: the Dallas County Commissioners Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits. Texas counties have very few zoning powers, so land outside cities often has few local rules.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
QTS DFW2 campus (303 Mason Road)
unknown, Dallas County
🕒 April 2025: QTS filed state plans for two buildings (470,000 and 560,000 sq ft) costing about $650 m…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayProject Orange and Project Labrador data center campuses (Lancaster)
Lancaster, Dallas County
535 acres
🕒 Aug 11, 2025: Lancaster City Council approved zoning and a development agreement for both sites.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awaySTACK Infrastructure DFW02 campus (Lancaster)
Lancaster, Dallas County
102 acres
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awayDataBank Red Oak campus (Stainback Road)
Red Oak, Ellis County
292 acres
🕒 Nov 5, 2024: DataBank filed a $265 million, 425,000 sq ft second building (DFW10) on its 292-acre cam…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 11 miles awayYondr data center campus (Lancaster)
Lancaster, Dallas County
163 acres
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayCompass Datacenters 830-acre campus (Red Oak)
Red Oak, Ellis County
830 acres
🕒 June 2, 2026: Compass announced a $15 million grant for an animal shelter in Ellis County.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Dallas County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Dallas County: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Texas-new Mexico Power Co. (company) or Trinity Valley Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Farmers Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
In much of Texas you can pick who sells you power, but this company owns the power lines.
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Texas.