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Texas regulators kept approving data center permits despite Abbott's pause order
Original: “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulators in # Texa
Texas regulators have continued processing permits for data center projects despite Governor Greg Abbott publicly ordering a pause last month. Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News reports that these actions do not signal an agency trying to pause, raising questions about whether the governor's directive carries real weight and how the state is balancing rapid data center growth against environmental and power-grid concerns.
Why now: The gap between Governor Abbott's public pause order and the regulators' continued permit processing is drawing scrutiny amid growing concerns about data centers' strain on Texas's power grid and water resources.
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- “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulators in # Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott publicly ordered a pause last month. https://www.… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 10
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