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Texas Governor Tells Data Centres to Report Their Water Use or Pay the Price

Greg Abbott has ordered state regulators to crack down on data centres that ignore Texas law requiring them to report how much water they use.

3 min read
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Texas Freezes $30 Million AI Camera Programme Amid Growing Bipartisan Privacy Backlash

Governor Greg Abbott has halted state spending on Flock Safety cameras after a newspaper investigation revealed Texas quietly spent more than $30 million on the AI surveillance network, funded by a $1 fee added to insurance policies.

3 min read
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Texas Orders Audit of New Data Centers Before They Can Join the Power Grid

Governor Greg Abbott wants to know exactly how much electricity, water and community disruption each new facility will demand, and no one yet knows how long that review will take.

4 min read
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