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Greg Abbott Pushes Back on Foreign Influence Claims Over Data Centers: ‘I Haven't Done It Because of Anything Said by China’

Aug 30, 2026 · 01:07 AM ET· updated 5h ago
Greg Abbott Pushes Back on Foreign Influence Claims Over Data Centers: ‘I Haven't Done It Because of Anything Said by China’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says local concerns, not Chinese disinformation, drove his decision to pause new data center construction.

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Texas's governor paused new data centers because local people had concerns, not because of outside pressure. When leaders make big decisions about where companies build, it's worth noticing what reasons they give and whether it affects tech company plans.

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