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- Democrats won both chambers of Congress; Gina Hinojosa defeated Greg Abbott and will become Texas’s first Democratic governor in more than three decades.
- Governor-elect Hinojosa is calling for an immediate halt to new data-center projects until lawmakers strengthen local protections, and wants tax breaks ended.
- Analysts expect tighter scrutiny of data centers and possible construction moratoriums as local opposition grows over electricity costs.
- SpaceX plans to expand data-center capacity from 1.7 gigawatts at September-end to as much as 3 gigawatts by year-end and 13 gigawatts next year.
Let me be clear: Texas is not for sale.— Gina Hinojosa, Texas’s incoming governor, said this in connection with a possible sale of a beachfront state park to SpaceX.

Record number of female governors elected: Voters in 15 states have elected female governors, setting a record as Democrats made sweeping gains in races up and ...
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Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor: Republican Byron Donalds, who was backed by President Donald Trump ...
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The Historic Firsts of the 2026 US Midterm Elections: Florida’s first Black governor, Chris Pappas and the first Black woman elected governor lead the historic ...
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Moore says he would ‘absolutely sign’ statewide data center moratorium: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday he would “absolutely sign” a statewide data ...
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