Texas leaders question data center tax breaks as costs to state and local communities grow

Texas state and local leaders are questioning the financial sustainability of data center tax incentives as cumulative costs to communities grow. The debate centres on whether tax breaks for large compute facilities are delivering proportional economic benefit relative to infrastructure strain and foregone revenue.

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