Texas puts data center permits on hold.
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop granting permits to data centers while the state finishes an audit of the facilities that want to connect to its electric grid. Last week, Abbott also told state regulators to “impose legal consequences” on data centers that don’t disclose information about water usage. [Link: Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/texas-governor-abbott-ai-data-center-permits.html | CNBC]
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop granting permits to data centers while the state finishes an audit of the facilities that want to connect to its electric grid. Last week, Abbott also told state regulators to “impose legal consequences” on data centers that don’t disclose information about water usage.
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