Hours after the Jackson City Council voted to pause data center development for six months, Mississippi Gov. Good Reason for SkepticismLook at what has happened in Southaven, where Elon Musk’s xAI has constructed a massive data center and installed dozens of natural-gas turbines to power it. Tate Reeves, pictured here at the 2026 Neshoba County Fair, has been a champion of data center expansion in Mississippi. Across Mississippi, data center projects are advancing through enormous incentive packages, tax exemptions, public infrastructure commitments and special legislative treatment. They involve public money, public utilities, public resources and decisions that could shape Mississippi communities for generations.