BKV wants an $85 million tax break to turn 6,200 acres of Jack County ranch land into a gas plant and data center campus. On Monday, our commissioners vote.
Jack County Commissioners Court
Monday, Nov 9 · 10:00 a.m.
Jack County Courthouse
100 N Main St, Jacksboro, TX 76458
Three things you can do this week
Five people decide this. A few minutes from you makes a difference.
Write a short letter
Your name, your precinct, and why you oppose it. Two or three sentences is enough.
Pack the courthouse
Monday, Nov 9, 10 a.m. You have the right to speak on any agenda item. Sign up when you arrive. Plan for about 3 minutes.
Mail: Jack County Commissioners Court, 100 N Main Street, Jacksboro, TX 76458
Letter template: tap to open
Another way to make your voice heard: send your comments directly through Jack County’s contact page.
What BKV wants
BKV, a gas company majority-owned by Thailand’s Banpu, is asking for a 10-year tax deal on a 1.3-gigawatt gas plant and carbon injection site. The power is for a data center campus.
in county taxes given up over 25 years
permanent jobs, by BKV’s own count
acres of Jack County ranch land
gallons of water a year it could use
CO₂ injection wells planned under our land
“…for potential development of a power generation facility and an adjacent data center campus.”
BKV Corporation, SEC filing, March 10, 2026, describing its 6,200-acre land purchase
The jobs promise
BKV’s filings list peak construction crews of 1,044 and 1,697 workers: 2,741 combined. Those jobs leave when construction ends. Only about 70 stay.
Temporary construction worker · Permanent jobs highlighted in gold
of the workforce leaves when construction ends
in county taxes given up for each permanent job
acres of ranch land per permanent job
of investment per job. It’s built to run on machines, not people.
Why it matters
Our water isn’t for sale
gallons a year: what a gas plant and data center campus this size can use with standard cooling. That’s enough water for about 10 times Jack County’s population.
Jack County has no groundwater district, so there’s no limit on how much a big user can pump. BKV also plans CO₂ injection wells under the same land. If something fails, what happens to the wells our families and herds depend on?
No tax breaks
Jack County ranchers and families pay their taxes in full. A corporation building a hyperscale project should too. This deal would cost the county about $85 million.
DENIED
Keep Jack County rural
6,200 acres of Cross Timbers ranch land and wildlife habitat: home to deer, turkey, and quail. A gigawatt gas plant and data center campus means round-the-clock noise, lights, and years of heavy construction traffic on our county roads.
Even Austin hit pause
In September, Governor Abbott directed TCEQ to halt data center permits until the state finishes its review. Jack County shouldn’t lock in a 10-year tax break before the rules are written.
Straight answers
They say
“It’s their land. They can build what they want.”
We say
Then they can build it without a handout. An abatement is a tax break paid for by everyone else in Jack County. Ranchers and families don’t get one.
They say
“It brings jobs.“
We say
About 70 permanent jobs. The other 97% are construction workers who leave when the build is done. That works out to $1.2 million in taxes given up for every job that stays.
They say
“It means more money for roads.“
We say
Without the abatement, the county collects more. The tax break is what takes money away from roads and emergency services.
They say
“If we say no, we lose leverage.“
We say
Archer County denied a data center abatement unanimously in June to wait for state rules. Jack County can do the same.
Monday is one vote. Permits, water, and roads come next. Join neighbors protecting Jack County’s ranches, water, and rural way of life.