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goatlover
Big deal hearing it from a Texas GOP governor who's usually in lock step with the Trump administration. Texans must really hate these things across the political spectrum.
josefritzishere
Abbott will suddenly be in favor of deregulating all data center construction by December. He has a track record on this.
shoopadoop
Lawl, that's rich -- the buildout happened under his watch.
SonOfKyuss
He cozied up to them until public opinion turned against data centers
preg_match
Well, until it became clear it was literally unsustainable. Greg Abbott is as pro-business as they come, but even he cannot conjure up electricity out of thin air. It's just a question of numbers, not opinion. Texas doesn't have enough power, so that's that.
tharmas
He's up for re-election in Nov 2026. After he wins, you can bet he will be all-in on Datacenters again and touting how wonderful for everyone they will be.
ofjcihen
There’s literally a commercial featuring Abbot defending data center buildouts and saying how good they are for communities running right now. Like today.
CyanLite2
Popular opinion is at a fever pitch, but many municipalities have put in moratoriums that expire a few days or weeks after the election.

This isn't going anywhere.