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Abbott created Texas' data center problem. Don't let him pass the buck: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott set data center companies and home insurers up for failure with ...
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Gina Hinojosa won the governor’s race. What happens to Texas data centers now?: The governor-elect has called for a data center moratorium to last until the ...
texastribune.org/2026/11/04/data-center-texas-pause-gina-hinojosa-governor-policies/

Gina Hinojosa's stunning victory marks new era for Texas politics: Texas politics finally catch up with a social and cultural change underway for decades ...
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Texas governor's race might be the biggest midterm test for wobbling AI stocks: Prediction markets gave Democrat Gina Hinojosa about a 40% chance against Gov ...
qz.com/texas-governor-race-ai-chip-stocks-midterm-election-110326

Paid articlePaywall Texas Data Center Boom Collides With Backlash Ahead of Midterms: Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to slow down data center construction ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-29/texas-data-center-boom-collides-with-backlash-ahead-of-midterms

Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects — site was left running for a month after ...
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Greg Abbott ordered a pause on data center permits. Critics say some plans still moved forward.
texastribune.org/2026/10/20/data-center-permits-tceq-abbott-texas-pause/

Abbott wants legislators to turn data center restrictions into law: Gov. Greg Abbott wants the Texas Legislature to turn data center restrictions into law next ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/abbott-wants-legislators-turn-data-center-22475522.php

Texas is halting all data center environmental permits amid grid audit: Gov. Greg Abbott directed the TCEQ to stop issuing permits to data centers until ERCOT ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott broadens moratorium on data center approvals to include environmental permits
texastribune.org/2026/09/21/texas-data-center-moratorium-water-energy/

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says China isn't behind anti-data-center debate: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his data center pivot was driven by legitimate concerns from ...
businessinsider.com/china-influence-data-center-x-greg-abbott-texas-2026-8

Greg Abbott Says Data Centers 'Dug Their Own Grave' Amid Texas Backlash: Abbott recently announced his state would halt approvals for proposed data centers while ...
newsweek.com/texas-governor-abbott-says-data-centers-dug-their-own-grave-12357334

Trump calls Texas' data center opposition a “mistake” - Salon.com: The president's comments come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of ...
salon.com/2026/08/10/trump-calls-texas-data-center-opposition-a-mistake-partner/

Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”: The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/07/donald-trump-texas-data-centers-greg-abbott/

Texas Gov. Orders Audit Of Majority Of State's Data Centers
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Texans across political spectrum unite against data centers: Texans unite like never before against data centers and their tax exemptions ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-data-center-taxes-politics-22362553.php

Greg Abbott’s flip on Texas data centers is bad for national security: Gov. Greg Abbott has flip-flopped on data centers and AI, putting national security at ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is distancing himself from data centers: Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to come up with a plan for data centers ...
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Sid Miller calls for data center moratorium in Texas: Texas has become a hotbed of data center construction, with companies lured by low energy costs and ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/sid-miller-data-center-moratorium-22266488.php

Gov. Greg Abbott plans to gut public school funding as he sends $1 billion to private schools
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