… 20 years so they don't have to pay any sales tax on the electricity they consume. And they consume a ton. Most businesses do have to pay a sales tax. We're losing a billion and a half per year on that, those tax dollars. So what that is what did, was create this gold rush of data centers into Texas. And now, and especially in our rural areas that are unincorporated, they don't have any legal protections. (06:46–06:52)
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Asserts that Texas loses $1.5 billion annually due to tax breaks for data centers.
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