This topic is about data centers across Texas and the pushback from local communities, with local officials joining them or joining with the ill-regulated industry.

For this event, please review articles. We will also bring you up-to-date with reports of the hearing on data centers held in the morning of April 9.

We Suggest You Review these articles:

• Quorum Report's review of the April 9, 2026 hearing of the Texas House State Affairs Committee, in short, a dog and pony show by the industry with NO local officials asked to testify HERE.

• Austin Business Journal, December 24, 2024, coverage of first EdgeConneX Data Center in Bastrop County receiving tax abatements, LIV's Linda Curtis is quoted: HERE.

• Texas Tribune, April 8, 2026 Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year," by Paul Cobler.

Important Articles! -- with more coming: • A.I. Pocalypse? Is Texas bowing to data centers' demand for energy, Adam Taggart's Thoughtful Money podcast with respected Tech investment writer, Fred Hikey. He warned us about the bubble in generative AI investments: HERE

• The Tale Wagging the Texas Energy Fund Dog: Weenie dogs are far more inventive, LIV original article, September 24, 2024 HERE

About the picture used for this event page, that is Dr. Fei Fei Li, Stanford University, one of the leaders in AI reform, here on YouTube (just 4 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Vh6vYbGag&t=249s