Paxton unveils data center plan; Talarico attacks in Texas US Senate race
Paxton announced a data center plan as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate.

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Ken Paxton announced a plan to regulate data centers in Texas, and James Talarico criticized it while promoting his own proposal. The two candidates are competing for Texas’s U.S. Senate seat.
Ken Paxton announced his “Texas First Data Center Plan,” which includes proposals on Chinese technology, child safety, electricity costs, and data-center impacts on communities. He also said he would support Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s state-level plan. Paxton accused James Talarico of putting data-center interests first; that accusation was made in Paxton’s news release.
Talarico said Paxton had accepted money from the data-center industry, supported legislation that expanded data centers, and failed to respond to Texans seeking to block development. Talarico also described his own plan, which includes ending tax breaks, requiring companies to pay for infrastructure improvements, and setting federal standards. The candidates are set to face each other in the November 3 general election, according to the article.
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SWIPE →Texas Senate candidate criticizing Paxton’s plan and promoting his own
Talarico's version of this story ↗Outgoing Texas senator whose reelection bid Paxton won in the Republican primary runoff
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11 OUTLETSOutlets agree Ken Paxton unveiled a plan to address Texas data centers while campaigning for the U.S. Senate. The announcement came amid a policy dispute with opponent James Talarico. Left-leaning outlets center criticism of Paxton’s past support for tax exemptions and the AI-generated label on his explanatory graphic. Center outlets describe the plan’s proposals while covering Talarico’s criticism and the dispute over Paxton’s earlier support for tax breaks. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the plan’s proposed restrictions and potential consequences for data centers, with one also noting a strategist’s question about enforceability.
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