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The Irving City Council approved a new data center campus on 37 acres, which will consist of three two-story buildings for multiple tenants. This decision follows a unanimous recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Despite environmental concerns from residents and a city staff recommendation to deny the permit due to potential offsite effects, Mayor Rick Stopfer supported the project as vital for the city's tax base. The campus, utilizing an air-cooled chiller system that uses recycled water, will replace a vacant site previously occupied by Exela Technologies. This development is part of a broader trend in local data centers responding to increasing demands driven by artificial intelligence.