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Paxton unveils data center plan; Talarico attacks in Texas US Senate race

Talarico criticized Paxton’s record on data centers and outlined his own plan.

Paxton unveils data center plan; Talarico attacks in Texas US Senate race
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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.

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Texas Senate candidate criticizing Paxton’s plan and promoting his own

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas Senate candidate announcing a data center policy plan

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Outgoing Texas senator whose reelection bid Paxton won in the Republican primary runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Greg Abbott, Texas governor whose data center plan Paxton says he would support

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Ken Paxton Announces Four-Point Texas Datacenter Plan

Outlets agree Ken Paxton announced a Texas data-center plan as he campaigns for the Senate, while James Talarico criticized Paxton’s record and advanced his own data-center proposals. Left-leaning outlets foreground Talarico’s criticism of Paxton’s past support and industry ties, with one article also highlighting an AI-labeled campaign graphic. Center outlets detail Paxton’s proposals and the candidates’ competing claims, with some also covering the graphic dispute. Right-leaning outlets present both candidates’ proposals and criticisms as part of a campaign contest.

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