A rare bipartisan coalition takes aim at Texas data centers, urging Abbott to call a special session

Name: A rare bipartisan coalition takes aim at Texas data centers, urging Abbott to call a special session
Uploaded: 2026-07-27T19:10:03.000Z
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: A bipartisan group of data center opponents is calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session. The goal of this session would be for lawmakers to implement new measures to regulate data center projects that have been impacting rural communities across the state.

News Clip1:24Houston Chronicle·TX·7/27/2026

A bipartisan group of data center opponents is calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session. The goal of this session would be for lawmakers to implement new measures to regulate data center projects that have been impacting rural communities across the state.

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Gov: Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Legislature

Calls are growing among data center opponents for Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session for lawmakers to rein in the projects that have roiled rural communities.