Texas lawmakers question data center water use reporting

Name: Texas lawmakers question data center water use reporting
Uploaded: 2026-06-24T03:00:28.000Z
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: Texas lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee learned that only 17% of data centers in the state are reporting their water use. This comes despite the rapid growth of the data center industry across Texas, raising questions about current water usage transparency.

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Texas lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee learned that only 17% of data centers in the state are reporting their water use. This comes despite the rapid growth of the data center industry across Texas, raising questions about current water usage transparency.

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The Texas House Natural Resources Committee learned that only 17% of data centers are reporting water use to the state, despite rapid growth across Texas.