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Texas regulators continued data center permitting after Abbott's pause order

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Texas regulators continued to process permits for data center projects despite Governor Greg Abbott's public order to pause them last month. This indicates that the agency's actions did not signal an intent to halt operations. The decision comes from reporting by Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News. AI

IMPACT Regulatory decisions regarding data center permitting can impact the infrastructure available for AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a policy decision and its implications, but does not announce a new policy or regulatory action.

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Texas regulators continued data center permitting after Abbott's pause order

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    “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulators in # Texas did not stop processing permits for da

    “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulators in # Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott publicly ordered a pause last month. https://www. texasobserver.org/texas-conti…

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