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Fort Worth Officials Seek Pause After Zoning Panel Rejects Data‑Center Rules

The request aims to buy time to refine setbacks, screening and reporting rules as state leaders press for limits on grid and water costs.

Prince William Supervisors Block 2,000‑Acre Dulles South Data‑Center Campus

DHS Pauses Conversion of Surprise Warehouse for ICE Detention

Detroit City Council Approves Short Extension of ShotSpotter Contract Through March 2027

Jersey City Secures $120 Million From State and Cuts Planned Q3 Tax Hike to 15%

Utah Gives Cities Power to Ban Fireworks as Officials Warn of Extreme Fire Risk

Ocean City Council Declares Wonderland Pier Site in Need of Rehabilitation

San Jose Launches Formal Process To Rename Downtown Plaza

Jersey City Mayor Pauses 20% Q3 Tax Vote as Officials Hunt for Cuts and State Aid

Port St. Lucie Council Moves Forward With Vote on Twice-Weekly Trash Pickup

Tampa Stadium Keeps Ye Concerts on Schedule Despite Calls to Cancel

Katwijk Council Gives Provisional Backing to Eli Lilly Factory After €100 Million Infrastructure Deal

Explosives Found in Nuenen Building Set to Become Asylum Centre, EOD Confirms

Minneapolis and Superior Move to Pause New Data Centers

Ottawa Faces Service Strain as Public Service Exits, Transit Shortages and Funding Gap Grow

Nottingham Council Proposes City-Centre Balaclava Ban Under New PSPO

Coventry Airport Closes to Make Way for £2.5bn GreenPower Park

Leipzig Proposes Selling Inner‑City Woodland to RB Leipzig for Club Expansion

Mississippi Residents File Class Action Against xAI and SpaceX Over 'Inescapable' Data‑Center Noise

Plano Advances Plan for $1 Billion Dallas Stars Arena With Up to $700 Million in Public Support