Texas governor's guardrails halt up to 1,800 data center projects
MxMnr · x · 2026-08-21
Texas Governor Abbott says his directive has halted up to 1,800 data center projects and established universally applied guidelines: data centers must not take water needed by local communities or power needed by the grid, must lower electricity costs, and must not disrupt neighborhoods. Industry players like Fluidstack voiced support, arguing data centers should serve host communities and bad actors must be stopped.
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