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In the midterms, Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who had been in office since 2015, with 52.8 percent of the vote ... Show more

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Key FactsDemocratic Gains Could Bring More Scrutiny for Musk Companies
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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.
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