AI data center withdraws East Texas plan after Abbott’s directive
News Clip3:13KVUE·TX·7/24/2026
An unnamed data center developer has withdrawn plans for an AI data center project in East Texas. This decision follows growing bipartisan opposition to data center developments in the state and a directive issued by Governor Abbott.
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Gov: Texas Governor's Office
Bipartisan backlash against data center developments is growing in Texas, leading a developer to pull the plug on a data center project in East Texas.
Read more: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/bipartisan-backlash-grows-developer-cancels-planned-data-center-project-east-texas/269-bd09f112-de16-43bd-9415-6c30b3ad4db5
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