Sid Miller urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to regulate data centers

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urges Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency legislative session to regulate data center expansion, warning that waiting until January 2027 risks allowing projects to be grandfathered under existing law and that rural water and electricity resources are under threat.

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