Texas’s data center permit halt exposes a widening Republican split over AI infrastructure, with implications for bitcoin miners pursuing AI projects.

Today, the target is data centers. A future governor could invoke the same claimed authority against a different industry, writes Jeramy Kitchen of Texas Policy Research.

Gov. Abbott halts new data center TCEQ permits in the state so audits can be completed on their electricity and water use.

Gov. Greg Abbott Abbott extended his temporary pause on data center development to include state environmental permits on ...

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is gathering data on how much power and water data centers will use before new permits move forward.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause on new data center permits until state agencies complete audits on their impact to Texas’ ...

Texas is the nation's top market for data center construction, far surpassing Virginia. Abbott said he'd push to end incentives, too.

Gov. Greg Abbott told Texas regulators to pause new data center permits while state agencies audit the industry amid growing ...

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Monday to stop issuing new permits for data centers, strengthening his moratorium on the ...

Governor Greg Abbott is ordering a halt to all data center-related permits until an audit of their impact on the Texas power grid.

The latest directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is that new data centers must lower residents' electric bills.