Gina Hinojosa campaigned on data centers. Here's what she promised
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa made data center regulation a central campaign issue, promising a moratorium until the Texas Legislature adopts protections for communities. Her proposals include stricter controls on data centers’ electricity and water use, ending subsidies, and ensuring residents do not bear higher infrastructure costs.
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on a proposed moratorium on new data center development in Texas until lawmakers establish protections for residents. She also called for ending data center subsidies, requiring facilities to cover their own costs, and protecting community water supplies and electricity rates.
The Dallas-Fort Worth region has become a major data center market, with roughly 125 operational facilities according to one industry tracker. Residents near an 830-acre campus in Red Oak have raised environmental and residential concerns, while companies and local officials have emphasized economic benefits. The article also cites projections that Texas data centers could significantly increase demand for both the state power grid and water supplies.