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August 11, 2026 5:00 AM

Now at odds with Trump, Abbott gets big tech support on his guidelines from the industry giants building data centers in Texas

Google, Open AI, Meta and others weighed with support for Abbott’s temporary guardrails; Democratic nominee for governor Gina Hinojosa said “When the companies being regulated are cheering for the rules, you know the rules were written for them, not for Texans”

After President Donald Trump said Gov. Greg Abbott is making a “mistake” to tap the breaks on construction of data centers in Texas, the biggest names in tech came out very strongly in the last 24 hours to say they support the governor’s moves.

But insurgent Democrats – most of whom have joined with some Republicans like GOP Ag Commissioner Sid Miller in pushing for an immediate moratorium and special legislative session – said the whole thing is a ruse to help Abbott deal with an issue with the potential to upend the November election.

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August 11, 2026 4:42 AM

Chair Darby seeks answers and a TCEQ meeting about proposed data center in San Angelo area

“Development of this scale can only move forward successfully when it is built on trust and genuine partnership with the community it affects”

Texas House Energy Resources Committee Chairman Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, on Monday asked the developer of a proposed data center in Tom Green County to answer what he called “critical questions” and made a formal request for the Texas Commisssion on Environmental Quality to hold a local meeting about it.

Darby sent letters to the company and TCEQ – both of which can be downloaded at the end of this story.

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August 10, 2026 3:01 PM

New York Times reports Paxton has six-figure income from a cell tower at a hospital where he served on the board

New York Times reporter Lauren McGaughy writes:

Now, Mr. Paxton’s federal financial disclosure forms and additional records obtained by The New York Times shed light on one unusual source of his income: a cellular tower company from which Mr. Paxton made between $100,000 and $1 million about every 18 months.

The company controls at least one tower in a city north of Dallas that was erected around 20 years ago on the property of a hospital where Mr. Paxton was a board member.

Mr. Paxton co-founded the company, Premier Vertical Properties, in 2005; he reported serving on the board of the hospital, Centennial Medical Center, from 2003 to 2013. Records show that Premier signed a deal to lease space on the tower to T-Mobile in 2006; the hospital’s parent company at the time, Tenet Hospitals, was mentioned in the lease agreements.

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August 10, 2026 2:57 PM

Austin federal judge denies request from Mike Collier for preliminary injunction as he challenges Texas rules for independent candidates

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August 10, 2026 12:59 PM

Secretary of State Howden says the office will continue to oppose the Texas GOP in lawsuit aimed at closing primaries

In a filing with the federal court in Amarillo, Howden's team notified the court of continued opposition to the suit and said it's an issue that should be resolved by the Legislature

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