State Rep. speaks on 'urgent reforms' of data centers across Texas
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State lawmakers show up for data center tour and can't go inside
(The Center Square) - State lawmakers who are associated with a taxpayer-funded agency gathering information on the controversial data center issue showed up Tuesday for a prearranged look at a high-profile site - and weren't allow in the data center.
State Rep. speaks on 'urgent reforms' of data centers across Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, has called for a special legislative session to address what she describes as the "growing data center crisis facing Texas." She said the special session would allow the state Legislature to consider "urgent reforms," including enforceable public transparency, [...]
Call renews for special session to protect Texas agriculture from unchecked data center growth
AUSTIN — (July 24, 2026 ) Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today renewed his call for Governor Greg Abbott to immediately convene a special legislative session to address the unchecked expansion of massive data centers, warning that continued inaction threatens Texas agriculture, rural communities, and the state's electric grid. Commissioner Miller also criticized Governor Abbott's attempt to tout the withdrawal of a proposed East Texas…
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