2 data center projects in Unincorporated Hunt County
Who decides here: the Hunt 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.
In Unincorporated Hunt County
Core Scientific / Telios AI data center campus (Wieland, Hunt County)
Unincorporated Hunt County, Hunt County
265 acres
🕒 March 24, 2026: Core Scientific and Telios spoke to the Hunt County Commissioners Court.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
ProposedBT Gateway AI data center (Giga Energy, near Royse City)
Unincorporated Hunt County, Hunt County
30 acres
🕒 June 2026: BT Gateway Data Center LLC filed state plans for a $384 million, 100,000 sq ft AI data c…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Hunt County commissioners passed a resolution backing a proposed state bill. It would make developers of data centers and other big projects file a sworn public statement with the county at least 30 days before locking in power, water or construction. The statement would list the real owner, power and water needs, cooling type, on-site power and plans for shutting down.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Hunt 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 Hunt 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 Fannin County Electric Co-op (not available).
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
- How much water will it use?
- Will Hunt County give a tax break?
- Who is the tenant?
- How much water will it use?
- How much power (megawatts) will it use?
- Has construction started?