AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Associated Press
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November 6, 2026
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data...
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ERCOT Gas Generation Queue Surges 85% as Texas Data Center Demand Grows

ERCOT Gas Generation Queue Surges 85% as Texas Data Center Demand Grows

Raeylee Barefield
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November 4, 2026
Natural gas generation capacity in ERCOT's interconnection queue rose 85.5% over the past year, reaching 81,033.87 megawatts in September 2026,...
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Texas Voters Back AI Guardrails By Wide Margins, And Want Republicans To Prioritize Issue

Texas Voters Back AI Guardrails By Wide Margins, And Want Republicans To Prioritize Issue

Javier Manjarres
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October 28, 2026
Texas voters of every party overwhelmingly want safeguards on artificial intelligence, according to a new survey of likely Texas voters...
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Texas Attorney General Sends 156 Texas Data Centers Letters Over Water Use

Texas Attorney General Sends 156 Texas Data Centers Letters Over Water Use

Raeylee Barefield
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October 16, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sent letters to 156 data center developments across the state demanding accurate, up-to-date...
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Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Oracle Signs Texas Wind Power Deal for 300 MW Ranchero Farm

Raeylee Barefield
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October 9, 2026
Oracle has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for most of the output from its 300-megawatt...
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Crusoe to Develop Google AI Data Center Campus Near Amarillo

Crusoe to Develop Google AI Data Center Campus Near Amarillo

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company, is developing Google's data center campus in Armstrong County outside of Amarillo. Where the project...
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Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership

Dan Crenshaw Warns Data Center Opposition Could Hurt U.S. AI Leadership

Raeylee Barefield
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September 18, 2026
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) argued that opposition to artificial intelligence data center development could undermine U.S. competitiveness with China,...
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Greg Casar Presses Open AI, Anthropic for More Details on AI Security

Greg Casar Presses Open AI, Anthropic for More Details on AI Security

Raeylee Barefield
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September 8, 2026
Representative Greg Casar (D) is demanding additional information from OpenAI and Anthropic after saying both companies failed to answer congressional...
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UT Austin Recieves $30 Million NSF Award to Advance Human-Robot Tech

UT Austin Recieves $30 Million NSF Award to Advance Human-Robot Tech

Raeylee Barefield
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August 28, 2026
The University of Texas at Austin will receive $30 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to establish...
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Greg Casar Demands Answers from Anthropic After AI Models Hacked Companies

Greg Casar Demands Answers from Anthropic After AI Models Hacked Companies

Raeylee Barefield
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August 12, 2026
Congressman Greg Casar (D) is leading 23 members of Congress in demanding that Anthropic provide more information about three incidents...
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