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Gina Hinojosa: “Greg Abbott has the sole authority to end this data center madness.”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

Texas Has 'No Real Protections' Against Data Center Impact, Says Gina Hinojosa

Published August 18, 2026

If so, for how long? I have called for a moratorium until the legislature can meet to pass laws to protect Texans. And the legislature could meet today. Greg Abbott has the sole authority to end this data center madness. I've called on Greg Abbott to call a special session of the legislature. He's called many before. Remember, he called one for this decade, redistricting last year. (02:59–03:04)

STATEMENT

Asserts Greg Abbott's authority to address data center issues.

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“Greg Abbott gave [data centers] very rich tax breaks, so they don't pay any tax, for instance, on electricity that they consume.”
Asserts that Greg Abbott provided tax breaks to data centers, exempting them from electricity taxes.01:27-01:35
“We're losing about a billion and a half dollars a year [due to tax breaks for data centers].”
Asserts financial loss due to tax breaks for data centers.01:34-01:37
“He's received $20 million from data centers in this campaign cycle.”
Asserts campaign contributions to Greg Abbott from data centers.02:37-02:41
“Greg Abbott has been in statewide office 30 years as governor for 12 years.”
Asserts Greg Abbott's tenure in office.00:49-00:55
“Greg Abbott refuses to call a special session to pass laws to protect Texans against data centers.”
Asserts Greg Abbott's refusal to call a special legislative session regarding data centers.02:11-02:19
“He called one [a special session] for this decade, redistricting last year.”
Asserts Greg Abbott called a special session for redistricting.03:09-03:13
“There are few crossings at our Mexico border because of what Trump has done.”
Asserts reduced border crossings due to Trump's actions.06:08-06:13
“There has been in Texas a lot of undocumented labor.”
Asserts the presence of undocumented labor in Texas.06:34-06:39
“We have a district attorney in Harris county who says he has child sex abuse cases he cannot prosecute because the witnesses are too afraid to come forward or have been detained or deported.”
Asserts impact of deportations on legal proceedings in Harris County.06:55-07:05
“Vendor contracts are really to Greg Abbott's donors.”
Asserts that vendor contracts in Texas are directed to Governor Greg Abbott's donors.07:16-07:29
“We are a high tax state in Texas.”
Asserts that Texas is a high tax state.07:40-07:43
“We pay very high property taxes [in Texas].”
Asserts that property taxes in Texas are very high.07:42-07:45