Texas Senate Race Heats Up Over Ken Paxton Probe Into Data Center Water Use
Summary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating hundreds of data centers in Texas over their water use after some did not respond to a state water use survey. This investigation comes as Paxton faces a tough U.S. Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, with data centers being a big political issue in Texas.Key Facts
- Ken Paxton announced an investigation into data centers for not fully reporting their water usage to the state.
- The Texas Water Development Board surveys large water users for municipal, industrial, power, or mining purposes.
- Data centers need a lot of water, raising environmental and resource concerns among Texans.
- Data centers are linked to AI development, making them important for technology but controversial politically.
- Polls show only 20% of Americans support building data centers, showing widespread public concern.
- Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center construction in Texas amid these concerns.
- James Talarico criticized Paxton for previously giving tax breaks to data centers and now trying to regulate them.
- Paxton proposes laws to ban Chinese technology in data centers and hold companies accountable if AI chatbots harm children.
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