Everything's Bigger in Texas – Including the Data Center Backlash

Everything's Bigger in Texas – Including the Data Center Backlash

OPINION
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October 7, 2026
EThe race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico for the Senate seat being vacated...
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1606 Corp. Courts Partners for East Texas Biomass and Data Center Project

1606 Corp. Courts Partners for East Texas Biomass and Data Center Project

Raeylee Barefield
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October 6, 2026
1606 Corp. says prospective partners, financing groups, and data center operators recently visited its planned East Texas project as the...
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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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Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) is criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the state's data center boom, calling the...
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Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Raeylee Barefield
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September 29, 2026
Xcel Energy has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to approve a new large-load tariff to ensure that...
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Everything's Bigger in Texas – Including the Data Center Backlash

Everything's Bigger in Texas – Including the Data Center Backlash

Staff Reports
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September 28, 2026
The Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico for the Senate seat being...
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Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Data Center Water Use

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Data Center Water Use

Raeylee Barefield
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September 25, 2026
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating hundreds of Texas data center developments for compliance with state water-use reporting requirements,...
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Greg Abbott Orders Halt to Texas Data Center Permits Pending ERCOT Audit

Greg Abbott Orders Halt to Texas Data Center Permits Pending ERCOT Audit

Raeylee Barefield
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September 23, 2026
Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed Texas environmental regulators to halt permits sought by data center projects until ERCOT completes...
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Hut 8 Commits to Responsible Data Center Development in Texas

Hut 8 Commits to Responsible Data Center Development in Texas

Raeylee Barefield
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August 10, 2026
Texas energy company Hut 8 said it welcomes Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) focus on responsible data center development and believes...
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Donald Trump Calls Texas Data Center Restrictions a 'Mistake' as Greg Abbott Audits Projects

Donald Trump Calls Texas Data Center Restrictions a 'Mistake' as Greg Abbott Audits Projects

Raeylee Barefield
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August 10, 2026
President Donald Trump (R) criticized Texas' growing scrutiny of data center development, calling opposition to the projects a "mistake" as...
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