Greg Abbott
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Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects — site was left running for a month after Greg Abbott called for a pause on approvals
The state's automated system had continued issuing construction permits even after Governor Greg Abbott had called for a pause a month ago.
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Pay locals to love AI? Trump wants data centres to share a ‘dividend’
The US President made the comments on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, encouraging companies to strike deals with local communities to make data centre developments more popular.
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300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects — bans 'much more bark than bite,' only 2.3 gigawatts of data centers are held up, versus 38 gigawatts expected online in 2027
A project-by-project audit finds most moratoriums miss the site, the permit, or the timeline.
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How data centres became the sleeper issue that could decide the US midterms
Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.
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Trump Senate candidate partied in Dubai with mistress and two US-fugitives: report
Texas AG Ken Paxton, currently facing tough midterms race against Democrat James Talarico, spent New Year’s Eve 2024 watching fireworks in U.A.E. in questionable company, according to report
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These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate
From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.
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Texas execution first in US since Pike's botched lethal injection
Texas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.
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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage
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The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.
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Trump messaging falls flat as Democrats surge in 4 red-state races for governor
Trump’s approval rating is near historic lows after voters’ frustrations about the cost-of-living and ongoing war in Iran
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As Trump spirals, it seems his go-to safe spaces are shrinking
On Sunday, President Donald Trump raged at Fox News for not broadcasting his rallies.
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Microsoft using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature — critics blast the 'biomimicry' effort as 'lipstick on a pig' amid a 20-year gas power deal
Critics question motives and advocate for residents’ needs.
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AI data centers are using the same Texas permit category as dry cleaners, and the numbers are staggering
AI data centers are becoming power plants, and Texas regulations are struggling to keep up
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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence
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Former Dallas officer convicted of killing Black man in his apartment granted parole
The former white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own has been granted parole with three years left on her 10-year sentence
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Napa wine, Mar-a-Lago and 730 blank workdays inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting life
Since taking office in 2015, Paxton has left roughly 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and taken more than 275 out-of-state trips
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Texas man arrested for allegedly plotting to attack state capitol
Authorities say a 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas State Capitol
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Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat
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Trump hijacks ‘Hispanic Heritage’ event to talk his ballroom and Iraq war
Along the way, he made false claims about his support among Latinos, the result of the 2020 election and then capped it all off by uttering a racial stereotype about Hispanics, writes John Bowden
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Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readers