Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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.