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Greg Abbott: “I have halted any new data center approvals pending an…”

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Gov. Greg Abbott Briefs Press On New Texas Property Tax Relief Efforts

Published August 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:28

Let me tell you what I'm doing on data centers because I've actually done more than any governor in the United States of America providing a detailed, comprehensive structure for data centers in our state. First is I have halted any new data center approvals pending an audit. to find out all kinds of information about how they operate. Second provided guardrails and guidelines that all data centers must follow and are now following. (18:28–18:34)

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“The PUC had requested data and Information from all power grid operators and all that wanted to add on to the power grid about how much…”
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“When I became governor, there was an exemption on the homestead and the homestead tax of $15,000.”
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“Every proposed property tax increase must be subject to a vote and receive a two-thirds vote approval before a property tax increase can go…”
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“Texas law currently allows your appraisal to increase 10% a year.”
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“I want that 10% per year appraisal to be reduced to no more than 3% a year.”
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“We must end using your homestead to fund public education.”
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“Instead of taxing your homestead, it should be the state of Texas that will be responsible for that part of property taxes, that part of…”
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“The property tax bill now is less than it was two years or three years or four years ago.”
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“The state does not impose any type of property tax.”
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“When these four points on my platform, when they get passed, that's going to lead to lower property taxes.”
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“It is going to eliminate what people are paying who have a homestead and what they're paying for school district property taxes.”
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“By reducing the appraisal from 10% to 3%, again, a huge savings in that.”
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“When we have a two thirds vote requirement before a property tax increase can go into effect, that alone is going to be reducing, if not…”
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“All of this together is going to leave thousands of dollars in the pockets of our fellow Texans.”
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“The most important [property tax cut] is to eliminate any school district property tax on the homestead.”
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“Home values are increasing.”
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“They have reduced property taxes and property tax rates every single year while adding more funding for law enforcement.”
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“They cannot take water that's needed for local communities. They cannot take power that's needed for the power grid.”
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“There are, for one, no new data centers coming on board.”
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