Democrats are riding local opposition to data centers ahead of the November 2026 elections, while Republicans increasingly break with President Trump’s pro-AI agenda, Reuters reports. In Texas, Reuters says Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for sweeping new data center restrictions as he seeks re-election. Less than a year earlier, he had hailed the state as the "epicenter of AI development."
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for sweeping new data center restrictions in his re-election bid, Reuters says, less than a year after hailing Texas as the "epicenter of AI development."
Democrats are riding local opposition to data centers ahead of the November 2026 elections, while Republicans increasingly break with President Trump’s pro-AI agenda, Reuters reports. In Texas, Reuters says Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for sweeping new data center restrictions as he seeks re-election. Less than a year earlier, he had hailed the state as the "epicenter of AI development."