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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic gubernatorial candidate are running a tight race. Data center issues are one of the biggest talking points leading up to the midterms.
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Abbott's brief remarks were made at the end of a press conference held in Gainesville.
"Simply put, Texans must come first," Gov. Abbott said.
It was not immediately clear when the funds would be transferred. Hospitals were slated to lose $27 million a day.
Both conservative and liberal voices expressed alarm over the post, which showed a photo of UT Austin students at a recent football game.
A new poll released last week shows Hinojosa trailing three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott by five percentage points
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide framework that would give students the option to earn certain bachelor's degrees in three years.
Abbott will be joined by state lawmakers and stock exchange leaders as he delivers remarks and rings the closing bell.
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Backlash against data centers has become a political buzzsaw in Texas in time for the November election.
Even though the state legislature is not in session, lawmakers held a hearing last week on the controversial facilities at the Capitol, where Texans expressed their concerns.
Some groups have filed lawsuits and emergency injunctions to keep the government from doing construction projects in the national nark.
Many people across the state, including suburban and rural Texans, are unhappy about data centers, particularly AI data centers.
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
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The Hennepin County attorney is asking the governor of Texas to sign the extradition paperwork for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a man in the leg in north Minneapolis in January, according to a letter sent by Mary Moriarty.
The issue has divided conservative rural areas that have helped Republicans dominate state politics.
The governor of Texas is targeting hospitals and providers to put a stop to so-called "birth tourism" schemes.
While state lawmakers approved $50 million in funding last year for sirens, flood gauges and sensors, a Hill Country lawmaker says that wasn't enough money.
Emergency crews scrambled to rescue people from high water before sunrise Thursday.
During a campaign event in Bullard, in East Texas, on June 30, Abbott told supporters that the state needs to press the brakes on data center developers.
Abbott has ordered an investigation into a Rio Grande Valley hospital over allegations it advertised "birth tourism" packages to foreign nationals.
The Governor spoke days after Democratic candidate for Governor, State Representative Gina Hinojosa of Austin, blasted him on the issue.
