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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#SCOTUS refuses to address book ban case in Little v Llano County.
#BookBan #BookBanning #llano #TexasPol #TXPol
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/99256-supreme-court-denies-petition-to-hear-little-v-llano-county.html -
#SCOTUS refuses to address book ban case in Little v Llano County.
#BookBan #BookBanning #llano #TexasPol #TXPol
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/99256-supreme-court-denies-petition-to-hear-little-v-llano-county.html -
#SCOTUS refuses to address book ban case in Little v Llano County.
#BookBan #BookBanning #llano #TexasPol #TXPol
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/99256-supreme-court-denies-petition-to-hear-little-v-llano-county.html -
#SCOTUS refuses to address book ban case in Little v Llano County.
#BookBan #BookBanning #llano #TexasPol #TXPol
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/99256-supreme-court-denies-petition-to-hear-little-v-llano-county.html -
#SCOTUS refuses to address book ban case in Little v Llano County.
#BookBan #BookBanning #llano #TexasPol #TXPol
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/99256-supreme-court-denies-petition-to-hear-little-v-llano-county.html -
Here is the new Congressional district map of Texas. Note how the four largest cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin) are carved up into pieces that are predominately rural and suburban. This is classic gerrymandering.
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Here is the new Congressional district map of Texas. Note how the four largest cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin) are carved up into pieces that are predominately rural and suburban. This is classic gerrymandering.
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Here is the new Congressional district map of Texas. Note how the four largest cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin) are carved up into pieces that are predominately rural and suburban. This is classic gerrymandering.
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Here is the new Congressional district map of Texas. Note how the four largest cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin) are carved up into pieces that are predominately rural and suburban. This is classic gerrymandering.
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Here is the new Congressional district map of Texas. Note how the four largest cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin) are carved up into pieces that are predominately rural and suburban. This is classic gerrymandering.
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probably not a coincidence that:
1. Russia has been pushing #Texit propaganda hard: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
2. Russia has become the world's second largest bitcoin transaction processor (some call it "mining") and thus one of the largest holders of bitcoin: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/07/russia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-crypto-miner-a80749
3. Texas legislature's top priorities for 2025 include transferring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the hands of bitcoin bros (and therefore Russia): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113913392636723686
#Texas #Russia #Putin #uspol #uspolitics #txpol #texaspol #texaspolitics #bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #MAGA
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probably not a coincidence that:
1. Russia has been pushing #Texit propaganda hard: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
2. Russia has become the world's second largest bitcoin transaction processor (some call it "mining") and thus one of the largest holders of bitcoin: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/07/russia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-crypto-miner-a80749
3. Texas legislature's top priorities for 2025 include transferring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the hands of bitcoin bros (and therefore Russia): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113913392636723686
#Texas #Russia #Putin #uspol #uspolitics #txpol #texaspol #texaspolitics #bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #MAGA
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probably not a coincidence that:
1. Russia has been pushing #Texit propaganda hard: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
2. Russia has become the world's second largest bitcoin transaction processor (some call it "mining") and thus one of the largest holders of bitcoin: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/07/russia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-crypto-miner-a80749
3. Texas legislature's top priorities for 2025 include transferring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the hands of bitcoin bros (and therefore Russia): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113913392636723686
#Texas #Russia #Putin #uspol #uspolitics #txpol #texaspol #texaspolitics #bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #MAGA
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probably not a coincidence that:
1. Russia has been pushing #Texit propaganda hard: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
2. Russia has become the world's second largest bitcoin transaction processor (some call it "mining") and thus one of the largest holders of bitcoin: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/07/russia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-crypto-miner-a80749
3. Texas legislature's top priorities for 2025 include transferring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the hands of bitcoin bros (and therefore Russia): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113913392636723686
#Texas #Russia #Putin #uspol #uspolitics #txpol #texaspol #texaspolitics #bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #MAGA
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probably not a coincidence that:
1. Russia has been pushing #Texit propaganda hard: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
2. Russia has become the world's second largest bitcoin transaction processor (some call it "mining") and thus one of the largest holders of bitcoin: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/07/russia-becomes-worlds-second-largest-crypto-miner-a80749
3. Texas legislature's top priorities for 2025 include transferring billions of dollars of taxpayer money into the hands of bitcoin bros (and therefore Russia): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113913392636723686
#Texas #Russia #Putin #uspol #uspolitics #txpol #texaspol #texaspolitics #bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #MAGA
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nothing to see here, just #Texas legislators threatening to create their own gold backed currency and yelling about #China while they simultaneously back the local #bitcoin "mining" industry (which is controlled by... China).
https://x.com/AndyHopperTX/status/1877916644799860994
#bitcoinmining #btc #uspol #Uspolitics #PRC #TX #TXpol #Texaspol #KenPaxton
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nothing to see here, just #Texas legislators threatening to create their own gold backed currency and yelling about #China while they simultaneously back the local #bitcoin "mining" industry (which is controlled by... China).
https://x.com/AndyHopperTX/status/1877916644799860994
#bitcoinmining #btc #uspol #Uspolitics #PRC #TX #TXpol #Texaspol #KenPaxton
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nothing to see here, just #Texas legislators threatening to create their own gold backed currency and yelling about #China while they simultaneously back the local #bitcoin "mining" industry (which is controlled by... China).
https://x.com/AndyHopperTX/status/1877916644799860994
#bitcoinmining #btc #uspol #Uspolitics #PRC #TX #TXpol #Texaspol #KenPaxton
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nothing to see here, just #Texas legislators threatening to create their own gold backed currency and yelling about #China while they simultaneously back the local #bitcoin "mining" industry (which is controlled by... China).
https://x.com/AndyHopperTX/status/1877916644799860994
#bitcoinmining #btc #uspol #Uspolitics #PRC #TX #TXpol #Texaspol #KenPaxton
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nothing to see here, just #Texas legislators threatening to create their own gold backed currency and yelling about #China while they simultaneously back the local #bitcoin "mining" industry (which is controlled by... China).
https://x.com/AndyHopperTX/status/1877916644799860994
#bitcoinmining #btc #uspol #Uspolitics #PRC #TX #TXpol #Texaspol #KenPaxton
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Poor Leon just can't seem to get his money's worth.
Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work.
#ElonMusk #TexasPolitics #LegalBattle #Prosecutor #FailedAttempt #TexasLaw #MoneySpent #PoliticalInfluence #NotWorthIt #TexasNews #politics #pac #texaspol #txpol #Austin #josegarza
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Poor Leon just can't seem to get his money's worth.
Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work.
#ElonMusk #TexasPolitics #LegalBattle #Prosecutor #FailedAttempt #TexasLaw #MoneySpent #PoliticalInfluence #NotWorthIt #TexasNews #politics #pac #texaspol #txpol #Austin #josegarza
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Poor Leon just can't seem to get his money's worth.
Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work.
#ElonMusk #TexasPolitics #LegalBattle #Prosecutor #FailedAttempt #TexasLaw #MoneySpent #PoliticalInfluence #NotWorthIt #TexasNews #politics #pac #texaspol #txpol #Austin #josegarza
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Poor Leon just can't seem to get his money's worth.
Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work.
#ElonMusk #TexasPolitics #LegalBattle #Prosecutor #FailedAttempt #TexasLaw #MoneySpent #PoliticalInfluence #NotWorthIt #TexasNews #politics #pac #texaspol #txpol #Austin #josegarza
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Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives
https://www.the74million.org/article/her-school-bus-became-an-ambulance-uvalde/
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Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives
https://www.the74million.org/article/her-school-bus-became-an-ambulance-uvalde/
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Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives
https://www.the74million.org/article/her-school-bus-became-an-ambulance-uvalde/
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Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives
https://www.the74million.org/article/her-school-bus-became-an-ambulance-uvalde/
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Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives
https://www.the74million.org/article/her-school-bus-became-an-ambulance-uvalde/
