Texas Republicans seek new data-center restrictions targeting big tech
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers in his re-election bid, reversing recent praise for Texas as an “epicenter of AI development.”
By Helen Coster and Dawn KopeckiLess than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the "epicenter of AI development." Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers.And he’s hardly alone.Across the country, as Democrats ride a wave of loca…