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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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Texas lawmakers hold hearing on data center sales tax exemption costs
Texas Senate Committee (Sen. Joan Huffman, Sen. Charles Perry)
Texas lawmakers reviewed the rapidly growing cost of the state's data center sales tax exemption, with witnesses urging mandatory energy/water reporting and greater county authority over siting.
Texas lawmakers question data center tax breaks as costs and community concerns grow ↗

Texas lawmakers hold hearing on data center sales tax exemption costs