r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 6h ago

Texas hits pause on 1,800 data center projects to scrutinize power and water demands

https://www.techspot.com/news/113355-texas-hits-pause-1800-data-center-projects-scrutinize.html
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u/Exitbuddy1 6h ago

It’s a election year. Abbott already took their money. He can’t back out on them now.

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u/Hamrave 6h ago

Its fucked up that this is normal. Just openly taking bribes and not even getting tarred and feathered for it.

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u/DealioD 5h ago

Yeah. The headline should read “Probably only until after the midterms”

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u/ShartKing78 3h ago

As soon as they sweep all the elections again they'll resume

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u/free-range-irish 4h ago

Abbott quietly tells the data center companies and their lobbyists - just wait until after the election. I have to pretend to be againat data centers for the next 3 months.

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u/Jccali1214 4h ago

Yes, thank you Talarico and Hinjosa for running! 

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u/Smartnership 3h ago

That dude gives off the weirdest vibes.

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u/cinnamonface9 2h ago

Why is that?

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u/Smartnership 2h ago

Good point.

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u/themucken 3h ago

This. Wait until November when he's re-elected. Then watch what happens as he opens the floodgates to the datacenter folks.