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Texas leads data center boom amid AI infrastructure growth

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The demand for data centers continues to surge, with Texas emerging as a leading market for AI infrastructure development. Several states are enacting new regulations to manage the financial and environmental impacts of this rapid expansion. Notable projects include Nvidia's partnership with IREN for global AI infrastructure and Applied Digital's planned $3.6 billion AI campus in Louisiana. AI

IMPACT Accelerates AI compute deployment and highlights grid capacity challenges and regulatory responses.

RANK_REASON Cluster details multiple new data center developments and regulatory actions related to AI infrastructure growth across North America. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Texas leads data center boom amid AI infrastructure growth

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