Greg Abbott
Republican · TX Governor MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $500.0K
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
Abbott directed state regulators to halt data center grid approvals and permits to evaluate water and energy grid strain, but state reporting found standard permit issuances continued under automatic agency processing.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"Any AI data center even thinking about coming here they got to bring their own money, bring their own power, reuse their own water and do it in a way that reduces the cost of electricity for residents across our state."
Date: 2026-06-12
→ Source: Austin American-Statesman
"State directives ordered regulatory evaluations of data center water and grid demand, while automated agency systems continued processing applications."
Date: 2026-10-20
→ Source: KUT