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Texas regulators keep approving data center permits despite Abbott's pause order
Original: “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” Last week, from Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulator
Regulators in Texas have continued processing permits for data center projects despite Governor Greg Abbott publicly ordering a pause on such approvals last month. Reporting by Dylan Baddour in Inside Climate News highlighted the discrepancy, and the Texas Observer amplified it, noting that these actions do not signal an agency actually trying to pause. The rift raises questions about the governor's authority over state agencies and the pace of data center expansion in Texas.
Why now: Texas regulators are openly defying the governor's public order to pause data center permit processing.
Greg AbbottTexasInside Climate NewsTexas ObserverDylan Baddour
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- “These actions do not signal an agency trying to pause.” Last week, from Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: Regulators in # Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott publicly ordered a pause last month. https://www.… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 13
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