Ken Paxton
Republican · TX Senate MIXED RECORDOutside AI PAC Money: $0
Position on Hyperscale Data Centers
Paxton characterizes his position as a 'yes with conditions' rather than an extreme binary stance, demanding that data centers generate their own electricity without raising grid rates, use closed-loop water cooling, and exclude Chinese technology.
Verified Quotes & Evidence
"This is not an extreme yes-no. This is a yes with conditions."
Date: 2026-10-01
→ Source: The Christian Post
"There's plenty of open space in Texas and other parts of the country that we can put data centers that do not create a different atmosphere for a neighborhood... Eventually, we have to move forward with some type of reasonable restriction so that these data centers are not harming people."
Date: 2026-09-28
→ Source: FOX 7 Austin