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Voters across the political spectrum in Texas are uniting against data center construction ahead of the midterm elections, with a majority opposing new projects over concerns about water use, land, tax subsidies, and energy demands, forcing candidates to distance themselves from the booming industry.

Elon Musk replied 'True' to a post recounting the growth of SpaceX's Starbase launch site in South Texas from its 2014 groundbreaking to a major 2025 event.

A new HARC report warns that Texas data centers powering generative AI could triple power-sector soot and boost NOx emissions 136% within five years, erasing decades of air quality gains unless developers adopt renewable energy onsite.

德州暂停了数据中心项目审批，大型用电项目的并网排队规模从2024年底的63GW飙升至474GW，是当地历史峰值需求的5倍以上，其中约90%来自数据中心。

德州电网运营商 ERCOT 面对激增的数据中心接入申请（从 63 GW 飙升至 474 GW），在州长指示下暂停了所有新数据中心许可证，文章分析了投机性申请泛滥和社区沟通不足等深层原因。

Elon Musk retweets that solar energy has passed nuclear energy in Texas, highlighting the growth and future of solar power.

A mysterious kidney disease has been reported in Texas, raising concerns about its origin and potential public health impact.

A map illustrating the locations of operating and planned data centers in Texas, providing a visual overview of the state's data center landscape.

4000 NVIDIA GB200 GPUs arrived in Texas for the Horizon TACC cluster, forming the largest academic supercomputer, with plans to train open AI models.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on Flock AI surveillance cameras amid bipartisan backlash over privacy concerns and misuse incidents.

A $1 auto insurance fee in Texas, originally meant to fight catalytic converter theft, was diverted to fund thousands of Flock surveillance cameras, prompting the governor to pause state funding after a journalistic investigation.

The article discusses the emergence of a new American auto industry led by the West Coast and Texas, contrasting with China's growing car exports and Detroit's focus on gas trucks.

Border wall construction in Texas threatens to destroy ancient archaeological sites on private lands, potentially erasing thousands of years of history before full study can occur.

Texas, once seen as favorable for AI data centers, is now imposing audits on new facilities to evaluate their impact on electricity, water, and bills.

Cards Against Humanity is crowdfunding a monument on land near SpaceX's Starbase facility to annoy Elon Musk, part of a long-running feud over alleged trespassing and property damage.

OpenAI sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlining its commitment to responsible AI infrastructure development in Texas, aiming to collaborate with state and local leaders, utilities, and communities.

Amazon is reportedly building a massive 7.65-gigawatt gas power plant in Texas to power an AI data center, which would become the largest pollution source in the U.S., contradicting its net-zero climate pledge.

SpaceX and Tesla announced a joint AI chip manufacturing plant called Terafab in Grimes, Texas, expected to become the world's largest building, producing chips for edge computing, inference, robotics, and space data centers.

Trump criticizes Texas Governor Greg Abbott's pause on data center approvals, calling it a mistake, while Abbott defends the move citing power and water usage concerns amid surging electricity demand.

Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate reader cameras are proliferating across Texas, prompting a backlash from privacy advocates and proposed federal legislation to require warrants for data access. The article highlights the growing tension between law enforcement use and civil liberties concerns.