1 data center project in Hillsboro City
Who decides here: the City Council of Hillsboro City votes on zoning. The Hill County may review big projects too.
In Hillsboro City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Nexus Apex DFW campus (near Hubbard)
Unincorporated Hill County, Hill County
2,000 acres
🕒 June 2026: Company filed state building plans and an air permit request for its gas plant.
Status unclearabout 2 miles awayProject Aquila (RCM Hill, unincorporated Hill County)
Unincorporated Hill County, Hill County
800 acres
🕒 May 28, 2026: RCM Hill sued Hill County in federal court in Waco, calling the pause illegal.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hillsboro City. - Go to council 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 Hillsboro City: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (company) or Texas-new Mexico Power Co. (company) or Navasota Valley Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Navarro County 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Did the Hillsboro EDC approve the land sale?
- How much power and water would it use?