08/25/2026
If you live in Granbury, this is something I believe we should all be paying attention to.
We already know what residents near the Mitchell Bend/Wolf Hollow area have experienced with the existing cryptocurrency mining operation, particularly the concerns surrounding persistent noise.
That matters to me not only as a REALTOR®, but as someone who lives here too.
Now there is another much larger proposed project being discussed in Granbury: Project Patriot, a roughly 2,000-acre digital infrastructure and AI campus planned for the former Knox Ranch property near West US 377.
The two projects are not the same, and I think that distinction is important.
The existing Mitchell Bend operation has generated years of complaints from nearby residents about noise. Project Patriot is still in the planning and review process, and its developer says the proposed campus is being designed with enclosed facilities, sound suppression, landscaped buffers, berms, a closed-loop water system and independent power generation.
I certainly understand that technology and infrastructure are part of Texas growth.
But I also believe growth has to take into account the people who already live here.
Noise pollution, traffic, water, infrastructure, visual impact and proximity to residential property are not small issues when you are talking about a project of this scale.
From a real estate standpoint, I also pay attention to something else: buyer perception.
People do not choose a home based only on bedrooms, bathrooms and price. They choose a neighborhood, surroundings, quality of life and what they believe that area will look and feel like years from now.
That is why I believe Granbury residents deserve clear information, transparency and a meaningful opportunity to understand what is being proposed before major development moves forward.
I’ll continue following this closely because Granbury is my home, and because decisions involving land and development can have long-term implications for the people who live here.
Kim Vastine, REALTOR®
JPAR Real Estate
817-312-1129