IT TOOK 3 MONTHS TO GET INSIDE THIS MASSIVE TEXAS DATA CENTER HERE WHAT WE SAW

What happened: Fox News Digital toured Compass Datacenters' Red Oak, Texas campus after about three months of approvals, passing six security layers before entering the facility. Key numbers: Campus roughly 20 miles south of Dallas; will eventually include 10 buildings spanning about 2.6 million square feet. Why it matters: Compass CEO Chris Crosby said the campus has not used water for cooling since it began operating and argued data centers drive blue-collar jobs, economic activity and tax revenue, amid Texas debate over the industry's electricity demands.

Fox News Digital toured Compass Datacenters' Red Oak, Texas campus after about three months of approvals, passing six security layers before entering the facility.

Compass CEO Chris Crosby said the campus has not used water for cooling since it began operating and argued data centers drive blue-collar jobs, economic activity and tax revenue, amid Texas debate over the industry's electricity demands.