Water Use Compliance Letters Sent to 156 Texas Data Center Developments
Attorney General Ken Paxton sent letters to 156 developments as the state says only 22.5% of new facilities responded to a 2025 survey.
- Attorney General Ken Paxton issued letters to 156 data center developments across Texas, demanding compliance with mandatory water-use reporting required by the Texas Water Development Board .
- Gov. Greg Abbott and Paxton have adopted increasingly tough rhetoric in recent weeks, promising to crack down on hundreds of facilities that failed to disclose water usage over the past five years.
- Of 329 facilities the TWDB surveyed in 2025, only 22.5% responded, while 233 facilities never submitted a requested survey, complicating efforts to plan for water needs 50 years into the future.
- State law allows Class C misdemeanor charges punishable by up to a $500 fine for non-compliance. Kathryn Guerra of Public Citizen said, "That's not much in the way of incentive," questioning enforcement effectiveness.
- Abbott's office stated that the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will coordinate to withhold permits from non-compliant data centers, ensuring companies do not place unlawful burdens on Texas taxpayers.
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Paxton sends water use letters to data center developments, including in Tom Green
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued 156 letters to data center developments across Texas, including in Tom Green County, as part of an investigation announced in September to ensure compliance with water use reporting requirements. According to a press release issued by the Office of the Attorney General [...]
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