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Texas Took 35 Data Center Permit Steps After Abbott Pause, Report Says

Texas regulators continued processing dozens of data center-related permit applications after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause, including advancing power plant and stormwater applications, according to environmental groups’ review of public records. Abbott’s office says no permits have been approved and the agency is not taking steps toward approval while the state reviews the projects’ effects on water and grid reliability.

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Public Citizen is an American non-profit, progressive consumer rights advocacy group and think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1971 by the American activist and lawyer Ralph Nader.

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Country: United States
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Inception: 1971
Website: http://www.citizen.org