Hinojosa calls on Abbott to sign data center moratorium in Texas

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is calling for a moratorium on new data centre development, citing water depletion, rising utility costs, and health concerns from existing facilities. Governor Abbott has directed regulators to shield residential ratepayers from data centre costs and recently blocked one project near Cedar Creek Lake, but stops short of a full moratorium.

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