Texas halts new data center permits as state audits resource use

Name: Texas halts new data center permits as state audits resource use
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T21:52:15.000Z
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a halt on new data center permits across the state. This pause is to allow state regulators to conduct an audit of data centers' resource consumption, focusing on water use, power needs, and air emissions.

News Clip1:02KHOU 11·TX·9/23/2026

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a halt on new data center permits across the state. This pause is to allow state regulators to conduct an audit of data centers' resource consumption, focusing on water use, power needs, and air emissions.

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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas has halted data center permits while regulators audit their water use, power needs and air emissions.