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#Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on #DataCenters . Can they?

Texans from #WacoTX to #HarlingenTX are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

By Berenice Garcia and Sam Shaw, The Waco Bridge, Feb. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "From #AmarilloTX to Waco, #CollegeStationTX to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are poised to suck up.

"Seemingly overnight, these sprawling campuses of computer servers meant to store information from websites and power artificial intelligence are popping up all over the state.

Just this month, the largest proposed data center in the U.S. was approved in Pecos County. That follows the start of construction of a $500 billion data center on the outskirts of Abilene and a planned 5,800-acre project in the Texas Panhandle that will include the world’s “largest energy campus,” according to its backers.

Together with more modest proposals near Waco, and just outside of Harlingen, Texas is emerging as a contender to challenge Virginia’s dominance in data centers.

In many of these places, Texans are demanding local elected officials intervene."

Read more:
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/texas-data-centers-local-governments-power/

#NoWaterForDatacenters #DatacenterResistance #NoWaterForAI #NoEnergyForAI #AISucks #WaterIsLife #USPol #TexasPol #ResistAI #ResistDatacenters

#Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on #DataCenters . Can they?

Texans from #WacoTX to #HarlingenTX are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

By Berenice Garcia and Sam Shaw, The Waco Bridge, Feb. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "From #AmarilloTX to Waco, #CollegeStationTX to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are poised to suck up.

"Seemingly overnight, these sprawling campuses of computer servers meant to store information from websites and power artificial intelligence are popping up all over the state.

Just this month, the largest proposed data center in the U.S. was approved in Pecos County. That follows the start of construction of a $500 billion data center on the outskirts of Abilene and a planned 5,800-acre project in the Texas Panhandle that will include the world’s “largest energy campus,” according to its backers.

Together with more modest proposals near Waco, and just outside of Harlingen, Texas is emerging as a contender to challenge Virginia’s dominance in data centers.

In many of these places, Texans are demanding local elected officials intervene."

Read more:
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/texas-data-centers-local-governments-power/

#NoWaterForDatacenters #DatacenterResistance #NoWaterForAI #NoEnergyForAI #AISucks #WaterIsLife #USPol #TexasPol #ResistAI #ResistDatacenters

#Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on #DataCenters . Can they?

Texans from #WacoTX to #HarlingenTX are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

By Berenice Garcia and Sam Shaw, The Waco Bridge, Feb. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "From #AmarilloTX to Waco, #CollegeStationTX to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are poised to suck up.

"Seemingly overnight, these sprawling campuses of computer servers meant to store information from websites and power artificial intelligence are popping up all over the state.

Just this month, the largest proposed data center in the U.S. was approved in Pecos County. That follows the start of construction of a $500 billion data center on the outskirts of Abilene and a planned 5,800-acre project in the Texas Panhandle that will include the world’s “largest energy campus,” according to its backers.

Together with more modest proposals near Waco, and just outside of Harlingen, Texas is emerging as a contender to challenge Virginia’s dominance in data centers.

In many of these places, Texans are demanding local elected officials intervene."

Read more:
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/texas-data-centers-local-governments-power/

#NoWaterForDatacenters #DatacenterResistance #NoWaterForAI #NoEnergyForAI #AISucks #WaterIsLife #USPol #TexasPol #ResistAI #ResistDatacenters

#Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on #DataCenters . Can they?

Texans from #WacoTX to #HarlingenTX are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

By Berenice Garcia and Sam Shaw, The Waco Bridge, Feb. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "From #AmarilloTX to Waco, #CollegeStationTX to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are poised to suck up.

"Seemingly overnight, these sprawling campuses of computer servers meant to store information from websites and power artificial intelligence are popping up all over the state.

Just this month, the largest proposed data center in the U.S. was approved in Pecos County. That follows the start of construction of a $500 billion data center on the outskirts of Abilene and a planned 5,800-acre project in the Texas Panhandle that will include the world’s “largest energy campus,” according to its backers.

Together with more modest proposals near Waco, and just outside of Harlingen, Texas is emerging as a contender to challenge Virginia’s dominance in data centers.

In many of these places, Texans are demanding local elected officials intervene."

Read more:
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/texas-data-centers-local-governments-power/

#NoWaterForDatacenters #DatacenterResistance #NoWaterForAI #NoEnergyForAI #AISucks #WaterIsLife #USPol #TexasPol #ResistAI #ResistDatacenters

#Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on #DataCenters . Can they?

Texans from #WacoTX to #HarlingenTX are raising concerns over how much energy and water data centers are poised to use. Local officials, some enticed by a tax boon, say they have little power to stop the rush.

By Berenice Garcia and Sam Shaw, The Waco Bridge, Feb. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "From #AmarilloTX to Waco, #CollegeStationTX to Harlingen, Texans are raising concerns over the proliferation of data centers — and the tremendous amounts of water and energy they are poised to suck up.

"Seemingly overnight, these sprawling campuses of computer servers meant to store information from websites and power artificial intelligence are popping up all over the state.

Just this month, the largest proposed data center in the U.S. was approved in Pecos County. That follows the start of construction of a $500 billion data center on the outskirts of Abilene and a planned 5,800-acre project in the Texas Panhandle that will include the world’s “largest energy campus,” according to its backers.

Together with more modest proposals near Waco, and just outside of Harlingen, Texas is emerging as a contender to challenge Virginia’s dominance in data centers.

In many of these places, Texans are demanding local elected officials intervene."

Read more:
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/texas-data-centers-local-governments-power/

#NoWaterForDatacenters #DatacenterResistance #NoWaterForAI #NoEnergyForAI #AISucks #WaterIsLife #USPol #TexasPol #ResistAI #ResistDatacenters

Hayden Pedigo - Long Pond Lily — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSZYUKh_No

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#guitar #amarilloTX

Hayden Pedigo - Long Pond Lily — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSZYUKh_No

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#guitar #amarilloTX

Hayden Pedigo - Long Pond Lily — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSZYUKh_No

via mltshp

#guitar #amarilloTX

Hayden Pedigo - Long Pond Lily — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSZYUKh_No

via mltshp

#guitar #amarilloTX

Hayden Pedigo - Long Pond Lily — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSZYUKh_No

via mltshp

#guitar #amarilloTX

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

“Snake Bit created by Malcolm Byers”

Amarillo Art Murals

#ArtMurals #StreetArt #AmarilloTX #AmarilloStreetArt

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/728289993255783713

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

“Snake Bit created by Malcolm Byers”

Amarillo Art Murals

#ArtMurals #StreetArt #AmarilloTX #AmarilloStreetArt

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/728289993255783713

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

“Snake Bit created by Malcolm Byers”

Amarillo Art Murals

#ArtMurals #StreetArt #AmarilloTX #AmarilloStreetArt

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/728289993255783713

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

“Snake Bit created by Malcolm Byers”

Amarillo Art Murals

#ArtMurals #StreetArt #AmarilloTX #AmarilloStreetArt

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/728289993255783713

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

“Snake Bit created by Malcolm Byers”

Amarillo Art Murals

#ArtMurals #StreetArt #AmarilloTX #AmarilloStreetArt

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/728289993255783713

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Another street art mural from downtown Amarillo, TX. I like this one.

#StreetArt #Murals #AmarilloTX #HoodooArtFestival

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/727159167281228460

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Another street art mural from downtown Amarillo, TX. I like this one.

#StreetArt #Murals #AmarilloTX #HoodooArtFestival

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/727159167281228460

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Another street art mural from downtown Amarillo, TX. I like this one.

#StreetArt #Murals #AmarilloTX #HoodooArtFestival

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/727159167281228460

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Another street art mural from downtown Amarillo, TX. I like this one.

#StreetArt #Murals #AmarilloTX #HoodooArtFestival

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/727159167281228460

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Another street art mural from downtown Amarillo, TX. I like this one.

#StreetArt #Murals #AmarilloTX #HoodooArtFestival

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/727159167281228460

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Street Art in Downtown Amarillo, TX. Part of the Hoodoo art festival.

#StreetArt #AmarilloTX #Art #Murals

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/726455598618045331

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Street Art in Downtown Amarillo, TX. Part of the Hoodoo art festival.

#StreetArt #AmarilloTX #Art #Murals

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/726455598618045331

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Street Art in Downtown Amarillo, TX. Part of the Hoodoo art festival.

#StreetArt #AmarilloTX #Art #Murals

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/726455598618045331

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Street Art in Downtown Amarillo, TX. Part of the Hoodoo art festival.

#StreetArt #AmarilloTX #Art #Murals

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/726455598618045331

📷 New Post From My Pixelfed 📷

Street Art in Downtown Amarillo, TX. Part of the Hoodoo art festival.

#StreetArt #AmarilloTX #Art #Murals

Check it out on Pixelfed: https://pixtagram.social/p/beardedtechguy/726455598618045331

Pantex, #AmarilloTX, is one of six production facilities in the National #Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

There’s an uncontrolled #fire threatening the facility.

Pantex, #AmarilloTX, is one of six production facilities in the National #Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

There’s an uncontrolled #fire threatening the facility.

Pantex, #AmarilloTX, is one of six production facilities in the National #Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

There’s an uncontrolled #fire threatening the facility.

Pantex, #AmarilloTX, is one of six production facilities in the National #Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

There’s an uncontrolled #fire threatening the facility.

Pantex, #AmarilloTX, is one of six production facilities in the National #Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

There’s an uncontrolled #fire threatening the facility.

@cliffwade Not too bad so far. Currently 64F. Will be under 70F. Had a good storm roll through last night.

#Weather #Amarillo #AmarilloTX

@cliffwade Not too bad so far. Currently 64F. Will be under 70F. Had a good storm roll through last night.

#Weather #Amarillo #AmarilloTX

@cliffwade Not too bad so far. Currently 64F. Will be under 70F. Had a good storm roll through last night.

#Weather #Amarillo #AmarilloTX

@cliffwade Not too bad so far. Currently 64F. Will be under 70F. Had a good storm roll through last night.

#Weather #Amarillo #AmarilloTX