Data Center Coalition says data centers can keep bringing investment to Texas communities
Data Center CoalitionIndustry association for data center developers and operators, in a statement by its Texas director of government affairs, Jess Heck, quoted by Reuters
Jess Heck, the Data Center Coalition's Texas director of government affairs, says affordability, jobs and a strong economy are top priorities for Texans and that data centers can continue to advance them by bringing investment to local communities. Reuters reports the coalition said its members would continue to pursue their build-out in Texas while working with state and local governments.
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Gina Hinojosa says that as governor she will issue a moratorium on all data center approvals in Texas until the Legislature passes laws to protect Texans.
“Enhancing affordability, creating jobs, and keeping the state's economy strong are top priorities for Texans. Data centers can continue to play a crucial role in advancing those priorities by bringing investment to local communities”
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Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa vows to pause new data center approvals until lawmakers pass protections
Gina Hinojosa, elected Texas governor on November 3, 2026, pledged during the campaign to issue a moratorium on all data center approvals until the Legislature passes laws to protect Texans. On November 5 she told CNN the state needs to stop what it is doing with data centers until those protections exist. The Data Center Coalition says its members will keep building in Texas while working with state leaders, and Trump wrote on November 6 that he will work with states that want to become rich from super intelligence, a term CNBC says he uses for data centers.
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Reuters reports that Hinojosa's pledge to halt new data center projects has unsettled the industry in Texas, describes Abbott's August halt on new grid connections and his audit, and quotes the Data Center Coalition and Elon Musk.
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The Texas Tribune reports that data center approvals could stay paused until the Legislature passes new laws if Hinojosa keeps her campaign pledge, quotes her October 22 video and describes Abbott's freeze during the state audit. It carries a statement from Jess Heck of the Data Center Coalition.
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Reuters reports that Hinojosa's campaign pledge to halt new data center projects has injected new uncertainty into one of the country's fastest-growing markets for data centers, and that she vowed to ban all data center approvals until the Legislature passes laws to protect Texans.
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In a statement quoted by the Texas Tribune, Heck says the industry is committed to advancing digital infrastructure in Texas and that the coalition looks forward to working with state leadership, local officials and Texas communities to support responsible data center growth.
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The reference point is Hinojosa's pledge to pause new data center approvals in Texas until the Legislature passes protections. The coalition does not reject the pause outright. It says its members will keep building in Texas and that data centers should keep bringing investment, while committing to work with state and local governments on responsible growth.
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