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AI Data Centers Divide Rural Texas | Texas News
Governor Greg Abbott is pushing back against new AI data centers sprouting in rural Texas, citing community backlash—especially from State Rep. Shelley Luther, who calls them eyesores threatening property rights and natural beauty. While Luther argues developers are exploiting Texas’s love of private land use, Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian sees these centers as economic lifelines for struggling rural areas, suggesting they should be incentivized to use local natural gas. With nearly $3 billion in taxpayer sales tax breaks already handed out, both parties are now demanding an end to…
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