# Texans across party lines oppose data centre expansion amid resource concerns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/voters-in-texas-agree-they-hate-data-centers/
- Published: 2026-10-28T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T12:20:23+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1018676/data-center-midterm-election-energy-water-texas
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Data centres face growing opposition across Texas.
- 57 per cent of Texans oppose new construction.
- Water, energy and tax breaks are central concerns.

## Summary

Data centre development has become a major point of opposition in Texas, where residents are organising across party lines and putting pressure on politicians ahead of the midterm elections. Their concerns include the strain on water and electricity supplies, the use of tax subsidies, and the impact of new energy projects needed to power the facilities.

An August poll found that 57 per cent of Texans oppose building data centres, including 43 per cent of Republicans, 75 per cent of Democrats and 54 per cent of independents. Local campaigns have delayed projects in the Texoma area and opposed proposals in Taylor and Temple; San Marcos has banned data centres. The article says state tax breaks introduced in 2013 and expanded in 2015 helped make Texas a major destination for the industry.

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