AI data centers are reshaping Texas. How did we get here?:
Here’s how Texas went from welcoming data center developers with open arms to playing catch-up with ...
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AI data centers are reshaping Texas. How did we get here?: Here’s how Texas went from welcoming data center developers with open arms to playing catch-up 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 ...
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Data centers got hammered in the midterms. These key votes show how.: Dozens of referendums restricted data center construction, as the Democrats flipped Texas ...
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Schrödinger’s Election: AI Data Centers Were on the Ballot Even When They Weren’t
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Texas Democrats see data centers as a winning issue: Rural Texas voters' opposition pushed GOP governor to back off from his support.
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Paid articlePaywall Texas Data Center Boom Collides With Backlash Ahead of Midterms: Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to slow down data center construction ...
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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.
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Flip-flop tracker: See where Paxton, Talarico and others have changed positions: We're tracking how James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa ...
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Then and now: See where Paxton, Talarico and others have changed positions: We're tracking how James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa's ...
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The Trump-Loving Texas Republican Sounding the Alarm on Data Centers: Sid Miller, the Trump-loving Texas agricultural commissioner, talks on his opposition to ...
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Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”: The Nation Magazine
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Gov. Greg Abbott broadens moratorium on data center approvals to include environmental permits
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Texans across political spectrum unite against data centers: Texans unite like never before against data centers and their tax exemptions ...
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Texas data centers get billions in tax breaks from the state. Should that end?: Texas lawmakers will review the state’s data center sales tax exemptions ...
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James Talarico calls for tighter regulations on data center development: The U.S. Senate nominee is among several Texas Democrats pushing back on data centers ...
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Greg Abbott takes aim at Texas data centers: Gov. Greg Abbott called on ERCOT and state electric regulators to require data centers to pay for new electricity ...
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Hill Country city could become home to gas-powered AI data center: The data center project, proposed on a 200-acre site in south San Marcos ...
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