Texas environmental officials disabled an online filing system after watchdog groups raised concerns about the agency issuing permits related to data centers.
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2026 Texas Elections
Sid Miller stops short of endorsing Democrat Clayton Tucker for ag commissioner over Nate Sheets
Sheets, in response, called Miller the most corrupt figure in Texas government and considers his criticism a “badge of honor.”
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Data Centers in Texas
Greg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center-related donors as he called for regulations
About $4.9 million of the haul came from donors who develop, own or operate data centers, a Tribune analysis found. The other share of the donations came from people and groups with indirect financial ties.
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El Paso and New Mexico spent millions on climate plans. Three new data centers could undo them.
El Paso and New Mexico planned to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan considered how three new data centers could upend their climate goals.
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Data Centers in Texas
Data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects as they try to improve their reputations
The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.
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Data Centers in Texas
Find data centers near you in Texas with our search tools
These resources can help you locate data centers that are planned or operating in your community and who regulates them.
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TribCast: A data center proponent makes his case
In this week’s podcast, former Public Utilities Commission member Will McAdams, president of the McAdams Energy Group, describes why he thinks data centers are necessary and shouldn’t be overly regulated.
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Data Centers in Texas
After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers
Data centers and agriculture depend on many of the same resources, such as water, land and electricity, which has some in the industry worried about the future.
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Data Centers in Texas
Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power
Austin is considering new regulations for massive AI data centers amid growing concerns over their significant water and energy demands.
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2026 Texas Elections
Paxton promises to ban Chinese technology and chatbots that endanger children in data center platform
He also backed the DATA Act, a bill by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, that would let data centers build off-the-grid power systems exempt from federal regulation.
