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Policy2026-08-08 · source-backed
In a Punchbowl News interview released August 7, Trump criticized the Republican governor's industry-wide pause on new Texas data center approvals: "I think it's a mistake... because there are other communities that want it," and "for Texas to say no to data centers is a mistake in the sense that it could be bigger than oil." Abbott's moratorium requires state regulators to audit proposed data centers seeking grid connection on power and water use, cooling type, tax breaks received, community-impact mitigation and ownership. Abbott's office declined to back down, citing grid integrity and water supply. Read alongside Amazon's behind-the-meter plant above, which routes around exactly this.
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