Texas Data Center Permits Continue Despite Abbott's Pause
Public Citizen and FracTracker Alliance said Texas environmental regulators continued reviewing more than a dozen data-center permits after Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause on September 21. 404 Media's review of TCEQ records found air-emission certificates, stormwater approvals and expedited reviews for projects in Houston, Abilene, Barstow, Royse City and Irving, including infrastructure for OpenAI's Stargate project. Abbott's office said no new permits had been approved, while TCEQ did not respond to 404 Media's questions.
The dispute puts the effectiveness of Texas's data-center permitting pause in question as projects associated with major AI infrastructure, including OpenAI's Stargate, continue through the regulatory process.
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