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Abbott proposes ban on rural data centers after shifting stance

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Gov. Greg Abbott is now calling for a ban on data centers in rural Texas. Some are calling it an about-face from the remarks he made just last year. Data Center Debate Then this week, Abbott was at an event in East Texas to talk about property taxes.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

  2. Capitol Fax

    Data center enthusiasm plummets further (opens Capitol Fax)

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    * Texas Tribune… Gov. Greg Abbott called for blocking new data center development in rural parts of the state during a campaign stop in East Texas on Tuesday. “We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,” Abbott said at the Bullard event, which primarily discuss…

  3. Fox7 Austin

    Abbott wants to prohibit building of data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Gov. Greg Abbott called for a ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods during a campaign stop Tuesday night. Speaking to supporters in Bullard, Abbott called for pushing back against data centers that "are trying to build in our neighborhoods.

  4. The Christian Post

    Gov. Abbott calls for ban on AI data centers near rural Texas neighborhoods (opens The Christian Post)

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    Gov. Greg Abbott called for a prohibition on new AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods during a campaign stop in East Texas.

  5. The Brunswick News

    Texas Gov. Abbott says data centers should be barred from ‘rural neighborhoods’ (opens The Brunswick News)

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    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said AI data centers must be prohibited from being built in rural neighborhoods. Speaking Tuesday at a campaign event in Bullard, Texas, Abbott said he has already made it clear that data centers wanting to build…

  6. WFAA Dallas

    Data center backlash grows across Texas as Abbott calls for rural building ban (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Residents from Fort Worth to Henderson County confront developers, while the governor's campaign trail remarks reshape a mounting statewide fight.

  7. Marshall News Messenger

    During East Texas stop, Abbott calls for ban on data centers in rural neighborhoods (opens Marshall News Messenger)

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    Gov. Greg Abbott called for blocking new data center development in rural parts of the state during a campaign stop this week in East Texas. “We must prohibit them from […]

  8. FOX 4 Dallas

    Abbott proposes ban on rural data centers after shifting stance (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Gov. Greg Abbott is now calling for a ban on data centers in rural Texas. Some are calling it an about-face from the remarks he made just last year. Data Center Debate Then this week, Abbott was at an event in East Texas to talk about property taxes.

  9. KXAN Austin

    Gov. Abbott calls for banning data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods (opens KXAN Austin)

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    On the campaign trail earlier this week, Gov. Greg Abbott called for Texas to block new data centers from being developed in rural neighborhoods. The idea would build upon other reforms he proposed last month while running for a record fourth term in office.

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