Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 15 on the FY2027 budget and municipal property-tax rate, with service restorations potentially moving the rate above the city manager’s 70.2-cent recommendation.
Fort Worth will continue developing data-center regulations as the City Council prepares to consider a moratorium process on Aug. 11, 2026.
Five Fort Worth council members plan to propose a temporary data-center halt after a July zoning meeting. The proposal is not yet a citywide ban.
Fort Worth officials are asking departments to find savings as the city works to close a projected $49.3 million general-fund gap before FY2027.
Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to consider starting the legal process for a possible temporary pause on new data-center applications. The vote would not impose a moratorium, and the city says final action would not be considered until December.
