Aug 23 2026

Texas pauses approvals for new data centers while regulators audit grid-connection requests, with Governor Greg Abbott saying developers "basically dug their own grave" on public backlash.

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Future projects must meet new statewide standards on water use, electricity demand, consumer costs and local community approval. No order text published; the mechanism is described so far only in press accounts.

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