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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
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TechCrunch
Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’ loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply.
Only Virginia hosts more data centers than Texas.
About 90% of those are data centers, according to the grid operator.
But data centers have become a flash point across the country, including in Texas.
Abbott had previously tried to coax data centers into providing more information through a voluntary survey.