Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput. — SkimNews
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- Texas is the fastest-growing data center market in the US.
- Texas is the ground zero for Big Tech’s largest AI buildouts, placing the state at the center of the country’s AI infrastructure expansion.
- James Talarico, a Democrat, won the US Senate seat against Ken Paxton.
- Gina Hinojosa won the race for governor.
- Texas's blue wave was described as potentially jeopardizing the state’s position at the center of the AI data center buildout.
Why it matters: Texas enters this shift with two reported election wins—Talarico over Paxton and Hinojosa in the governor race—while serving as the US’s fastest-growing data-center market and home to Big Tech’s largest AI buildouts. Those results are the political change the article ties directly to jeopardizing Texas’s leading AI-infrastructure position.
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