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State-level action on data centers

Directives, executive orders, bills, and regulatory rulings from Texas’s statewide officials and agencies — the Governor, the Legislature, the PUC, ERCOT, and others — on data centers, large-load power, battery storage, and crypto mining. Distinct from the 254-county tracker. Updated by the same weekly news sweep.

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Mar 28, 2026

Lieutenant Governor Statement

Lt. Gov. Patrick sets Senate interim charges to scrutinize data center water use and tax breaks

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick directed senators to study data center water consumption and evaluate the cost and consequences of state sales tax exemptions for data centers as part of new interim charges.

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