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Greg Abbott: “I pressed pause on any new data center approval in the state…”

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Governor Abbott on AI Data Centers and Islamic Washing Stations in Texas Airports

Published August 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:59

Well, Jack, I need to provide the full context of the decision and so I can clarify the entire situation. And that is what I did is I pressed pause on any new data center approval in the state of Texas. And then I established guidelines and guardrails for all data centers to comply with. One is data centers must not take water that is needed by rural communities. (00:59–01:04)

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Asserts that Greg Abbott halted new data center approvals in Texas.

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