I just heard Tom Nichols.
I should be at a War College – learning and teaching!
John
Huge policy shift in Texas tech today. Here is what Newsweek is reporting:
“Texas just slammed the door on the data center boom, and Elon Musk is standing on the wrong side of it.
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa beat Greg Abbott on a promise of an immediate moratorium on new data centers until the Legislature passes real protections for Texans.
That’s not a tweak. That’s a wall.
Musk’s AI company had been scouting Texas for new data centers and warehouse conversions. He also poured $474 million into backing Republicans this cycle, $224 million of it in Texas. The state he bet on just voted the other way.
Abbott had already told the TCEQ in September to freeze new permits. Hinojosa goes further: nothing moves until the laws change.
Lawmakers don’t convene until January 2027. The clock’s running, and nobody in Austin is in a hurry.”
Source: Newsweek (Ben Kelly, Cristina Diciu)
What are your thoughts on this move—will this drive tech development out of Texas?
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