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Greg Abbott: “They cannot take water that's needed for local communities…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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

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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. Number one is They cannot take water that's needed for local communities. They cannot take power that's needed for the power grid. They must operate in a way that lowers the cost of electricity. And they must not disturb local neighborhoods or local residents in rural parts of the state of Texas. (18:43–18:51)

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Asserts that data centers cannot take water needed for local communities or power needed for the power grid.

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