Another big data center, ‘Comanche Circle,’ has North Texans ready for a fight
Amy Flint and her neighbors live on a quiet cul-de-sac about 800 yards from a proposed data center in southern Hood County.
And they aren’t happy about it.
Flint and others who have formed a group, Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc., plan to show up to a Hood County commissioners meeting Tuesday morning to oppose the data center. The 2,000-acre development, called Comanche Circle, would be at 8709 Paluxy Highway, not far from Glen Rose and Dinosaur Valley State Park.
The county commissioners will hold a public hearing on the plan for Comanche Circle, and separately consider putting a temporary pause on these types of big developments.
“We definitely don’t want the data centers near our homes,” Flint told the Star-Telegram on Monday.
According to the concept plan from Florida-based Sailfish Investors, construction on Comanche Circle would begin this year and the first data centers could be finished by 2027. The plan states that there would be 400 to 450 permanent jobs. Plans show land reserved for power generation.
A one-year moratorium?
In late December, the county’s Development Commission voted to recommend a one-year moratorium on “large scale projects” like Comanche Circle, to allow more time to evaluate their full impact. Hood County commissioners are expected to review that recommendation at Tuesday’s meeting.
According to the Hood County News, the five-member commission discussed how the county has the authority to protect the watershed, recreation, wildlife and people.
Ryan Hughes, managing partner for Sailfish Investors, told the Star-Telegram previously that the Paluxy Highway location was selected because it is outside of Hood County’s designated water use districts.
“We specifically selected a site within one of Hood County’s Road Corridor Districts. This is an area the county designated for commercial growth specifically to keep commercial traffic on major thoroughfares and away from residential neighborhoods,” Hughes said.
He also said Sailfish Investments has “great respect for Glen Rose’s tourism industry.”
But Flint encouraged people to attend the commissioners’ court meeting and speak against the Comanche Circle proposal.
“This is a highly impactful topic, and we encourage as many people as possible to attend,” Flint said.
This story was originally published January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM.