Democrats seize on AI data center backlash that’s dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas
Candidates weighed a 50% residential property tax cut, a 1.5-gigawatt data center proposal and maternal care access amid affordability concerns.
- On Wednesday, eight Republican candidates vying for four Wyoming House seats debated property tax cuts, data center regulations in Natrona County, and the state's mounting affordability crisis.
- Growing backlash to energy-guzzling server warehouses is shaping statewide campaigns from Arizona to Ohio to New York, as citizens increasingly oppose project secrecy and potential utility cost increases.
- According to JLL, Texas is poised to become the largest global data center market by 2030, while Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa describes the industry as the "wild west of data centers."
- Critics like rancher Giles Dalby warn data centers threaten water supplies for farmers and ranchers, even as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott promised to push regulations and remove tax breaks next year.
- Rep. Lien highlighted Wyoming's healthcare challenges, noting 30% of babies are covered by Medicaid, alongside high malpractice insurance costs and staffing shortages affecting maternal care.
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Gina Hinojosa calls on rival Gov. Greg Abbott to issue moratorium on new data centers
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, Texas’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Thursday called on incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a moratorium on new data center construction until lawmakers can better regulate them. Hinojosa’s demand comes with Texas in the middle of a data center boom. She attributed much of that activity to her Republican opponent’s signing […] The post Gina Hinojosa calls on rival Gov. Greg Abbott to issue moratorium on new dat…
'The most cross-partisan issue I’ve ever seen in my life': Republicans are so exposed on data centers that even Texas is going up for grabs
"I think it’s a step towards something that we have not seen in Texas in a long time, with people on the right switching to the left."
Democrats seize on AI data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas
Democratic Texas governor's race nominee Gina Hinojosa is focusing on artificial intelligence data centers as a key issue in her campaign against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. AI data centers are causing concern in rural areas due to their impact on…
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