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Texas governor reportedly orders data center permit halt pending grid-risk audit

Business Insider reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are both regulating data center development amid bipartisan backlash.

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Bloomberg reports that Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until an audit of risks to the grid is complete. Business Insider describes a bipartisan backlash, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom also regulating data center development.

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@politicoAbbott slaps halt on Texas data center permits https://dlvr.it/TVb0g4
@ReutersTexas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is complete https://reut.rs/3TcZYtp https://reut.rs/3TcZYtp
@BusinessInsiderThe Republican and Democratic governors of the US's most populous states are both targeting data centers. https://bit.ly/4yQxc0z
@businessGovernor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until an audit of risks to the grid is complete https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-22/texas-governor-orders-data-center-permit-halt-pending-audit?taid=6ab1cf90012195000164a31b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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    @politicoAbbott slaps halt on Texas data center permits https://dlvr.it/TVb0g4
    @ReutersTexas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is complete https://reut.rs/3TcZYtp https://reut.rs/3TcZYtp
    @BusinessInsiderThe Republican and Democratic governors of the US's most populous states are both targeting data centers. https://bit.ly/4yQxc0z
    @businessGovernor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until an audit of risks to the grid is complete https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-22/texas-governor-orders-data-center-permit-halt-pending-audit?taid=6ab1cf90012195000164a31b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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