Texas Continued Permitting Data Centers After Abbott’s Pause, Report Finds

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By By Dylan BaddourOct 19, 2026, 5:58 pm129 ptsTrending
FracTracker and Public Citizen identified 35 permitting actions taken by regulators in Texas in the weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a moratorium. By Dylan Baddour Regulators in Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause last month, according to an…

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