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Texas Governor Greg Abbott halts data center grid approvals amid backlash

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has shifted his stance on the data center industry, moving from a proponent to a skeptic due to community backlash over electricity and water usage. This change has led to a halt in new grid-connection approvals for data centers in Texas, pending a regulatory audit. The move is notable as Texas has a massive pipeline of proposed data center capacity, and Abbott's stance contrasts with President Donald Trump's view that the crackdown is an economic mistake. AI

IMPACT Potential slowdown in AI infrastructure build-out in a key state, impacting industry expansion plans.

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a state governor impacting a major industry. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott halts data center grid approvals amid backlash

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Greg Abbott turned from data center ‘epicenter’ booster to skeptic—and Trump is calling it an economic ‘mistake’

    "They got the backlash they deserve," Greg Abbott said in an interview on ABC This Week. Less than a year ago, he wanted his state to be the "epicenter."

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