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James Talarico: “Texas has become the epicenter of this data center fight.”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico discusses plan to help U.S. veterans during speech in Killeen, Texas

Published | Video Starts at 26:38

Yeah, you know, I was in Abilene, Texas yesterday and I met with community members, Democrats, Independents and Republicans who are deeply concerned about the impact of these giant data centers on their community. And this is happening across the state of Texas. Texas has become the epicenter of this data center fight. And I've said very clearly that if these data centers can't meet the demands of the people who live in these communities, they shouldn't be built. (26:38–26:42)

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Asserts that Texas is central to the controversy over data centers.

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