28th Legislative District Candidates for Texas State Senate
Texas Senate District 28 candidates Charles Perry and Riley Rodriquez discussed how state and local governments should regulate data centers. They debated data center power and water-use thresholds, water-efficiency requirements, and whether counties should have a formal role in approving large projects.
Republican incumbent Sen. Charles Perry and Democratic challenger Riley Rodriquez discussed data center development during their Texas Senate District 28 campaign interviews in Abilene. Perry said the state should establish best-practice requirements, including water efficiency, while questioning how many proposed projects will ultimately be built.
Rodriquez proposed a county voice act that would give county commissioners and residents a formal role in reviewing projects using at least 25 megawatts of power or 25,000 gallons of water per day. The discussion focused on local oversight, electricity demand and water consumption rather than a specific data center project.