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Greg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center-related donors as he called for regulations
Donors tied to the industry gave him $2.8 million after he paused grid approvals and called for ending taxpayer incentives, the Tribune found.
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Data Center Oligarchs Gave Abbott $9M To Shut Up
The Texas Tribune reports: In June, as public opinion on data centers soured, Gov. Greg Abbott took his first big swing at reining in the industry, issuing a round of regulatory recommendations to the Legislature that included his call to end a major tax break for the facilities. Donors with ties to the data center industry responded with cash. That same month, they gave Abbott’s campaign $1.5 million. Two months later, the third-term governor t…
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Political WireGreg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center donors
About $4.9 million of the haul came from donors who develop, own or operate data centers, a Tribune analysis found. The other share of the donations came from people and groups with indirect financial ties.
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