Gov. Abbott directs Texas water board to penalize data centers over water reporting failures
News ClipClick2Houston·TX·9/14/2026
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board to take action against major water users, including data centers. This directive is in response to these entities failing to comply with state water-use reporting requirements. The action aims to penalize non-compliant data centers to enforce existing regulations.
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Gov: Governor of Texas, Texas Water Development Board
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Water Development Board to take action against major water users, including data centers, that have failed to comply with state water-use reporting requirements.