Texas: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 23 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Texas: 11 in force, 8 proposed, 4 expired, rejected or rescinded. The state has 413 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 17.0 TWh of electricity a year.
Everything GridWatch tracks in Texas on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
Subscribe by RSS — moratorium changes and community headlines for Texas.
As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in Texas (33)
7 still live · 26 decided or withdrawn. Each name links to the full dossier — ownership, intelligence log, and where to read the paper trail.
| Project | Where | Size | Behind it | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCG Cedar Creek Campus | Cedar Creek (Bastrop County) | 2,842 ac | BlackChamber Group | Awaiting decision | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Amazon Floydada campus | Floydada (Floyd County) | — | Amazon Web Services | In review | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Iron Mountain Hutto Campus | Hutto (Williamson County) | 500 ac | Iron Mountain | In review | Source |
| Project Red and Project Yellow | Hood County (Granbury area) | 677 ac | National CRE Holdings LLC; Greenland Capital LLC (filing LLC) | In review | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| QTS / Lancium Turkey TX | Turkey (Hall County) | — | QTS / Lancium | In review | Source |
| Meta-BlackRock El Paso Data Center | El Paso | — | Meta | Proposed | Source read 2026-08-19 |
| Pacifico Energy Glass Mountains data center and gas plant (proposed) | Brewster County | 8,400 ac | Pacifico Energy | Proposed | Source read 2026-09-22 |
| Black Mountain Energy Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 980 MW | Black Mountain Energy | Approved | Source |
| Compass Datacenters Red Oak campus | Red Oak (Ellis County) | 830 ac | Compass Datacenters | Approved | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Flexential Kaufman County | Talty (Kaufman County) | 108 MW | Flexential | Approved | Source |
| Google West Texas campuses | Haskell County (+ Armstrong Co.) | — | Approved | Source read 2026-08-08 | |
| Stargate Abilene | Abilene (Taylor County) | 1,200 MW | Crusoe | Approved | Source read 2026-08-07 |
| Aligned Data Centers Hale County | Hale County | 540 MW | Aligned Data Centers | Under construction | Source |
| Amazon Fort Stockton campus | Fort Stockton (Pecos County) | — | Amazon Web Services | Under construction | Source read 2026-09-22 |
| CloudBurst San Marcos | San Marcos (Hays/Guadalupe Counties) | 1,200 MW | CloudBurst Data Centers | Under construction | Source |
| Crusoe Abilene Expansion | Abilene | — | Microsoft | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| CyrusOne Bosque County | Bosque County | 190 MW | CyrusOne | Under construction | Source |
| CyrusOne Fairfield | Fairfield (Freestone County) | 760 MW | CyrusOne | Under construction | Source |
| DataBank Red Oak Campus | Red Oak (Ellis County) | 300 MW | DataBank | Under construction | Source |
| Google Midlothian | Midlothian | 103 MW | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| Matrix Data Center Campus | Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County) | 800 MW | MSB Global Services | Under construction | Source |
| Microsoft SAT14 | San Antonio | 47 MW | Microsoft | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Microsoft SAT40 | San Antonio | 75 MW | Microsoft | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| OpenAI Stargate Shackelford | Shackelford County | — | Oracle | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Vantage Frontier | Shackelford County | 1,400 MW | Vantage Data Centers | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Vantage TX1 | San Antonio | 32 MW | — | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| CoreWeave Denton TX | Denton | 262 MW | CoreWeave | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| Coreweave Helios | Afton (Dickens County) | 132 MW | CoreWeave | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| Goodnight | Claude (Armstrong County) | — | Source read 2026-08-14 | ||
| Google Red Oak | Red Oak | 77 MW | Source read 2026-08-14 | ||
| Meta Temple | Temple | 152 MW | Meta | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| OpenAI Stargate Milam | Milam County | — | Softbank | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| West Erwin Street data center (Barrio Resources) | Tyler (Smith County) | 1 ac | Barrio Resources LLC (filing LLC) | Denied | Source read 2026-08-07 |
2Pushback already happening in Texas
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill County | Local | Rescindedterm not documented | 1-year moratorium passed May 2026, rescinded after a $100M federal suit argued Texas counties lack moratorium authority; suit dismissed Jul 2026. Replaced with a disclosure checklist for large projects | SourceNews read 2026-08-04 |
| San Marcos | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | Not a pause — a zoning ban. Passed 4-3 after failing once by a single vote; data centers are now ineligible in every zoning district. First Texas city to do it, and a live test of the 2023 'Death Star' preemption law | SourceNews read 2026-08-04 |
| Hays County | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | Resolution pausing review of high-water-use and large industrial projects in unincorporated areas through Dec 31, 2026. Weaker than the moratorium first proposed: it raises scrutiny and halts development agreements rather than blocking projects outright | SourceNews read 2026-08-04 |
| Texas (Abbott directive) | State | Enactedno fixed end — runs until a condition is met | Governor directed ERCOT and PUC to freeze all data center interconnection progress pending a comprehensive audit. ERCOT halted 'Batch Zero' large-load study and suspended Aug 7 classification notifications. Queue holds ~474 GW (~90%% data centers) — 5x Texas's record peak demand. Audit scope: tax incentives, water, community impacts, on-site generation, ownership. Excludes projects with on-site generation and areas outside ERCOT. PUCT open meeting Aug 20. No end date — treat as a hold on the queue, not a construction ban | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| Fort Worth | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Council voted unanimously to begin 90-day moratorium process; public hearings required before it takes effect (~Feb 2027). Also created a Data Center & Infrastructure Committee | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| Lavon | Local | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-05 | 90-day moratorium on data center projects approved at special council meeting while the city reviews zoning and infrastructure | SourceNews read 2026-08-15 |
| San Antonio | Local | Rejectedterm not documented | Three council members (Galvan, Castillo, Meza Gonzalez) filed an Aug 7 memo for a 3-6 month moratorium. At the Aug 26 session most of council declined it by consensus and chose UDC amendments instead: 500-ft buffers from homes, schools and hospitals, industrial/commercial zones only, noise buffers, possible special-use authorization. Zoning Commission Sep 15, council vote Oct 15, 2026 | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Denton | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Council voted 4-3 to proceed with a possible 90-day moratorium; public hearings tentatively Sep 22 / Oct 27, final adoption Dec 2 | SourceNews read 2026-08-13 |
| Lubbock | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Citizen petition for an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers; 3,900+ verified signatures. Council accepted the petition Aug 25. On Sep 8 council passed a non-binding resolution stating large-scale data centers will not be developed until regulations are adopted; the formal 18-month moratorium petition vote was deferred to later in September. If council rejects, organizers can put it on the ballot (May 2027 at earliest) | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Austin | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Council unanimously directed staff to draft Land Development Code rules for large-scale data centers (location, size, water, noise, heat, lighting) that could regulate or ban facilities above 75 MW, with the first ordinance due back by end of 2026. At least five members back a full ban on hyperscale sites. No moratorium is in effect | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Harlingen | Local | Enactedfixed term, end date not recorded | 120-day moratorium on data center development within city limits, adopted in May 2026 after public hearings, running to mid-October; commissioners approved first reading of a 60-day extension to December in August, second reading pending. City hired Ambiotec Engineering to study water, wastewater and power impacts | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Brownsville | Local | Proposedterm not documented | City commissioners voted to direct the city manager to initiate a 90-day moratorium on high-intensity data processing facilities. Under new Texas state law, the process requires three public hearings with 30 days between the first and second, so the moratorium has not yet taken effect. | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Austin County | County | Enactedterm not documented | Commissioners unanimously approved a countywide moratorium on AI data centers and battery energy storage systems in unincorporated areas. Developers must submit equipment audits and sworn compliance certifications. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Athens | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | City Council voted 3-2 to permanently ban data centers within city limits. Defines data center as any facility over 500 sq ft used primarily to house servers. Not a moratorium -- a standing zoning ban. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Tom Green County | County | Rejectedterm not documented | Commissioners rejected a 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers, BESS, and power generation in Precinct 4; cited legal risk after Hill County's moratorium drew a $100M federal lawsuit. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Hood County | County | Rejectedterm not documented | Commissioners voted down a proposed moratorium 3-2. State Sen. Bettencourt warned county lacked legal authority. County sought AG opinion on whether it could impose restrictions. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Forney | Local | Proposedno end date — permanent | Council directed staff to amend zoning to prohibit data centers in all districts -- effectively a proposed citywide ban. Escalation from April 2026 regulations requiring 5,000-ft setbacks. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Lewisville | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | Council voted unanimously to require Special Use Permit for data centers; banned in all residential areas. Each proposal needs two public hearings. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| El Paso | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | Council unanimously approved data center policy: 300-ft buffer from residential/ecological sites, special use permit, no more tax breaks. Developers must submit resource use, emissions, noise, and water treatment plans. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Corpus Christi | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Council directed staff to pursue prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts; requires data centers to fully fund own infrastructure. Drought context: severe water crisis threatening city reservoirs. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Milam County | County | Enactedterm not documented | Resolution calling for stricter statewide standards on data centers: public disclosure of electrical demand, water consumption, cooling technologies, and infrastructure impact. Non-binding. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Princeton | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | City amended regulations to require a Specific Use Permit for data centers, updated definitions, and established per-project public review. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Mesquite | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Proposed framework: 5-acre min lot, 65 dB noise limit, banned in residential/agricultural/commercial districts. Staff recommended ordinance over moratorium. Not yet enacted. | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
3Other Texas communities in the news (6)
Places with archived data-center coverage but no moratorium on file. Grouped automatically from headlines and not verified — a lead worth reading, not a claim to cite.
- Westlake — 16 archived headlines
- Abilene — 12 archived headlines
- Brewster County — 7 archived headlines
- Red Oak — 7 archived headlines
- Bastrop County — 6 archived headlines
- Temple — 4 archived headlines
4Known data center campuses in Texas
| Operator | Location | Tenant | Filing LLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis County | Land-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC | ||
| Midlothian | Land-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC | ||
| Red Oak | Land-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC | ||
| Meta | Fort Worth | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
| Meta | Temple | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
| Meta | El Paso | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
| Microsoft | Greater San Antonio | Microsoft | Project-name / generic 'Holdings LLC'; less consistently codenamed |
| OpenAI · Oracle (Stargate) | Abilene (Lancium Clean Campus) | OpenAI | Per-site developer LLCs (Crusoe/Lancium at Abilene, etc.) |
| OpenAI · Oracle (Stargate) | Shackelford County | OpenAI | Per-site developer LLCs (Crusoe/Lancium at Abilene, etc.) |
| OpenAI · Oracle (Stargate) | Milam County (Rockdale) | OpenAI | Per-site developer LLCs (Crusoe/Lancium at Abilene, etc.) |
| CoreWeave | Denton (Core Scientific host) | — | Mostly TENANT in partners' buildings: Core Scientific, Chirisa/Bulk, Flexential, Lincoln, TierPoint, Digital Realty, DataBank, Switch, Galaxy, Applied Digital |
⏳ No verification date recorded · changes over months · Source: Operator ownership & filing-LLC naming patterns — compiled from operator releases and county filings, then checked against SEC EDGAR full-text search. Composite, not a single citation: look the entity up yourself before naming it in a filing
Each row carries its own attribution level — first-party rows come from the operator's own site, but colocation and REIT ownership was compiled from trade press and never passed an independent fact-check. Check the attribution column before citing a row.
5Every data center already built in Texas
The campuses above are the ones GridWatch tracks by operator and filing LLC. For the full inventory — street addresses of every existing facility, including the smaller colocation and network sites — DataCenterMap keeps a public directory for Texas.
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
6What Texas's own study found
Senate Bill 6 (89th Legislature): Large-Load Interconnection Standards & the 2026 ERCOT Queue Audit
Texas Legislature (Senate Research Center); 2026 audit directive by the Office of the Governor
State rules for connecting data centers and other large loads to the ERCOT grid — cost allocation, mandatory curtailment during grid emergencies, and a separate 2026 gubernatorial audit of the interconnection queue.
- Large-load interconnection standards (SB 6): Signed June 20, 2025, SB 6 directs the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to set statewide standards for connecting large loads to ERCOT, applying to new or expanded sites above a 75 MW demand threshold (the PUCT may set it lower).
- Residents share of load shed: The statute's stated goals include protecting residential customers during shortages by requiring large loads to share the load-shed obligation, and it directs the PUCT to reevaluate the Four Coincident Peak (4CP) transmission cost-allocation method by December 31, 2026.
- Mandatory curtailment: Transmission-voltage large loads connected after December 31, 2025 must install equipment allowing them to be curtailed during firm load shed; a new demand-management service can direct loads of at least 75 MW to curtail for the duration of an Energy Emergency Alert with 24-hour notice.
- Cost and disclosure conditions: Large loads face a minimum $100,000 interconnection study fee, per-MW financial security, proof of site control, and disclosure of duplicative 'substantially similar' requests at other sites, and must contribute to the utility's cost to connect them.
- 2026 queue audit (separate, gubernatorial): On August 3, 2026 the Governor directed the PUCT and ERCOT to audit data centers in the interconnection queue before projects proceed. BloombergNEF — an analyst firm, not a state body — projects the review could delay roughly 49.8 GW of load and cost projects up to $15 billion; treat those figures as a projection, not a state finding.
Read the report · read 2026-08-15
7Your regulator
Public Utility Commission of Texas — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA Texas electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
8Where the Texas paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: Texas TCEQ — Air Permits Division
Searchable register: TCEQ Central Registry — a public database you can search by facility or permit number.
Grid interconnection queue: ERCOT (Texas)
A routing hint only — several states are split between markets, and the serving utility is the only authority on which queue a given site is in.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
9San Marcos — City Council
Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly — 3:00 p.m. work/executive session, 6:00 p.m. regular meeting · City Council Chambers, City Hall, 630 E Hopkins, San Marcos, TX 78666
Public comment: Regular meetings include citizen comment. The sign-up process and rules are on the city's Citizen Comments page and the Legistar agenda portal (san-marcos-tx.legistar.com).
Source: https://www.sanmarcostx.gov/149/City-Council · as of 2026-08-05
10Brewster County — Commissioners Court
Meets: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. Central (special meetings posted separately); broadcast live on the county YouTube channel · Commissioners Courtroom, Brewster County Courthouse, 201 West Avenue E, Alpine, TX 79830
Public comment: Every agenda opens with public comment, limited to 5 minutes per person; the public can also comment by phone at 432-244-6663. The county posts a public comment sheet and its rules of conduct on the Commissioners Court page.
Source: https://www.brewstercounty.gov/page/comm.court.home · as of 2026-09-22
11Hays County — Commissioners Court
Meets: Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. · Hays County Historic Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TX 78666 (offices at 712 South Stagecoach Trail)
Public comment: Commissioners Court meets Tuesday mornings; see the county's agenda portal for the public-comment process.
Source: https://www.hayscountytx.gov/188/Commissioners-Court-Members · as of 2026-08-07
12Westlake — Town Council
Meets: See the council's published Agenda Center for the current meeting calendar. · Westlake Town Hall, 1500 Solana Boulevard, Building 7, Suite 7200, Westlake, TX 76262
Public comment: Submit feedback via the town's official comment form, or attend a meeting (streamed live and archived on demand).
Source: https://www.westlake-tx.org/148/Town-Council · as of 2026-08-12
13North Richland Hills — City Council
Meets: 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:00 p.m. · Council Chamber, City Hall, 4301 City Point Drive, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Public comment: Complete a Public Meeting Appearance Form before the meeting; 3-minute limit per speaker.
Source: https://www.nrhtx.com/359/City-Council · as of 2026-08-12
14Castro County — Commissioners Court
Meets: See the county's published Commissioners Court minutes page. · 100 E. Bedford, Room 111, Dimmitt, TX 79027
Public comment: See the court's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.co.castro.tx.us/page/castro.Commissioners.Court · as of 2026-08-12
15Archer County — Commissioners Court
Meets: See the county's published public-notices page. · Archer County Courthouse, 100 S Center St., Archer City, TX 76351
Public comment: See the court's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-o · as of 2026-08-12
16Guadalupe County — Commissioners Court
Meets: See the county's published Commissioners Court calendar. · Guadalupe County, Seguin, TX
Public comment: See the court's published agenda for the public-comment process for a specific meeting.
Source: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/24/data-centers-draw · as of 2026-08-12
17Lubbock — City Council
Meets: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 2:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, TX 79401
Public comment: In-person: sign up outside chambers by 2:00 p.m. Remote: submit to City Secretary by 11:00 a.m. on the meeting date.
Source: https://www.mylubbock.us/170/City-Council-Mayor · as of 2026-08-12
18Bastrop County — Commissioners Court
Meets: Biweekly Mondays 9:00 a.m. (shifts to Tuesday after Monday holidays) · Commissioners Courtroom, 2nd Floor, 804 Pecan Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
Public comment: Public Participation Form must be filed with the County Clerk by 3:00 p.m. the Thursday before the meeting.
Source: https://www.bastropcounty.gov/page/com.main · as of 2026-08-18
19Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Greg Abbott Republican · Governor | Signed SB 6 (2025): 75 MW+ loads must pay for grid upgrades and curtail in emergencies; later urged limits on rural-neighborhood builds. — Texas Legislature — SB 6 (89R), large-load grid rules, signed June 20, 2025. Official bill text & history | site · contact |
| — | John Cornyn Republican · Senator · on the 2026 ballot | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Ted Cruz Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2030 | No documented action on data centers located Mixed Toured and applauded the Oracle/OpenAI Stargate data center in Abilene, and later said data-center concerns are 'real and reasonable' and that developers should pay affected residents' electric bills. sources | site · contact |
| — | Nathaniel Moran Republican · Representative 1 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Michael T. McCaul Republican · Representative 10 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | August Pfluger Republican · Representative 11 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Craig A. Goldman Republican · Representative 12 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Ronny Jackson Republican · Representative 13 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Randy K. Weber, Sr. Republican · Representative 14 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Monica De La Cruz Republican · Representative 15 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Veronica Escobar Democratic · Representative 16 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Pete Sessions Republican · Representative 17 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Christian D. Menefee Democratic · Representative 18 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Jodey C. Arrington Republican · Representative 19 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Dan Crenshaw Republican · Representative 2 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Joaquin Castro Democratic · Representative 20 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Chip Roy Republican · Representative 21 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Troy E. Nehls Republican · Representative 22 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Beth Van Duyne Republican · Representative 24 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Roger Williams Republican · Representative 25 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Brandon Gill Republican · Representative 26 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Michael Cloud Republican · Representative 27 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Henry Cuellar Democratic · Representative 28 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Sylvia R. Garcia Democratic · Representative 29 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Keith Self Republican · Representative 3 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Jasmine Crockett Democratic · Representative 30 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | John R. Carter Republican · Representative 31 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Julie Johnson Democratic · Representative 32 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Marc A. Veasey Democratic · Representative 33 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Vicente Gonzalez Democratic · Representative 34 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Greg Casar Democratic · Representative 35 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Brian Babin Republican · Representative 36 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Lloyd Doggett Democratic · Representative 37 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Wesley Hunt Republican · Representative 38 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Pat Fallon Republican · Representative 4 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Lance Gooden Republican · Representative 5 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Jake Ellzey Republican · Representative 6 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Lizzie Fletcher Democratic · Representative 7 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Morgan Luttrell Republican · Representative 8 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Al Green Democratic · Representative 9 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
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202026 U.S. Senate race
PVI R+6 · Seat held by John Cornyn (Republican) · Incumbent lost renomination in runoff
James Talarico (Democratic) Guardrails
Ran on a “Hold Data Centers Accountable” plan: end the state sales-tax break, require closed-loop cooling, and let communities decide whether a project comes in.
- Released a data-center plan calling to end Texas sales-tax incentives for data centers, set federal minimum standards for grid, environment and jobs, require closed-loop cooling to cut water use, and empower localities to approve or reject projects. (2026-07-22 — source)
Record read 2026-08-25.
Recent mentions (3) — automated, not verified
Headlines that name this candidate and mention data centers or AI. Matched by a script, read by nobody. A mention is a lead, not a record — do not cite one as a position.
Ken Paxton (Republican) Mixed
Called the issue “complicated” and stressed competing with China, then released a “Texas First” plan built on Chinese-technology bans and child-safety liability rather than on ratepayer cost allocation.
- Released a four-point “Texas First Data Center Plan”: bar Chinese technology from powering American data centers, hold operators criminally liable where a center powers AI chatbots that endanger children, and co-sponsor Sen. Tom Cotton's DATA Act. (2026-08-24 — source)
- Reported to have taken roughly $400,000 from data-center-connected donors; as attorney general, declined requests to act against local data-center development. (2026-08-24 — source)
Record read 2026-08-25.
Recent mentions (3) — automated, not verified
Headlines that name this candidate and mention data centers or AI. Matched by a script, read by nobody. A mention is a lead, not a record — do not cite one as a position.
Ted Brown (Libertarian) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Ballot roster: state candidate list (read 2026-08-25).
212026 U.S. House races in Texas (38)
A documented data-center record exists in 25 of 38 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | R+24 | Nathaniel Moran | Nathaniel Moran ★ Yolanda Prince |
| TX-2 | R+11 | Dan Crenshaw | Shaun Finnie Steve Toth |
| TX-3 | R+11 | Keith Self | Keith Self ★ Evan Hunt |
| TX-4 | R+12 | Pat Fallon | Pat Fallon ★ Jason Pearce |
| TX-5 | R+10 | Lance Gooden | Lance Gooden ★ Chelsey Hockett |
| TX-6 | R+11 | Jake Ellzey | Jake Ellzey ★ Danny Minton |
| TX-7 | D+13 | Lizzie Fletcher | Lizzie Fletcher ★ Alexander Hale Espoir Ngabo |
| TX-8 | R+13 | Morgan Luttrell | Jessica Hart Steinmann Laura Jones |
| TX-9 | R+9 | Al Green Redistricted from the | Alex Mealer Leticia Gutierrez |
| TX-10 | R+10 | Michael McCaul | Caitlin Rourk Chris Gober |
| TX-11 | R+17 | August Pfluger | August Pfluger ★ Claire Reynolds |
| TX-12 | R+11 | Craig Goldman | Craig Goldman ★ Angela Rodriguez Prilliman |
| TX-13 | R+23 | Ronny Jackson | Ronny Jackson ★ Mark Nair |
| TX-14 | R+12 | Randy Weber | Randy Weber ★ Thurman Bartie |
| TX-15 | R+7 | Monica De La Cruz | Monica De La Cruz ★ Bobby Pulido |
| TX-16 | D+11 | Veronica Escobar | Veronica Escobar ★ Adam Bauman |
| TX-17 | R+10 | Pete Sessions | Pete Sessions ★ Casey Shepard |
| TX-18 | D+29 | Christian Menefee | Christian Menefee ★ Ronald Whitfield |
| TX-19 | R+25 | Jodey Arrington | Kyle Rable Tom Sell |
| TX-20 | D+16 | Joaquin Castro | Joaquin Castro ★ Edgardo Rafael Baez |
| TX-21 | R+10 | Chip Roy | Kristin Hook Mark Teixeira |
| TX-22 | R+11 | Troy Nehls | Marquette Greene-Scott Trever Nehls |
| TX-23 | R+7 | open seat | Brandon Herrera Katy Padilla Stout Ben Mendoza |
| TX-24 | R+8 | Beth Van Duyne | Beth Van Duyne ★ Kevin Burge |
| TX-25 | R+11 | Roger Williams | Roger Williams ★ Dione Sims |
| TX-26 | R+11 | Brandon Gill | Brandon Gill ★ Steven Shook Phil Gray |
| TX-27 | R+10 | Michael Cloud | Michael Cloud ★ Tanya Lloyd Wayne Raasch |
| TX-28 | R+3 | Henry Cuellar | Henry Cuellar ★ Tano Tijerina Marlón Durán |
| TX-29 | D+17 | Sylvia Garcia | Sylvia Garcia ★ Martha Fierro |
| TX-30 | D+25 | open seat | Everett Jackson Frederick Haynes III |
| TX-31 | R+11 | John Carter | John Carter ★ Justin Early Greg Stoker |
| TX-32 | R+8 | Julie Johnson Redistricted from the | Dan Barrios Jace Yarbrough |
| TX-33 | EVEN | Marc Veasey Redistricted from the · Jasmine Crockett Redistricted from the | Colin Allred Patrick Gillespie |
| TX-34 | R+3 | Vicente Gonzalez | Vicente Gonzalez ★ Eric Flores Chris Royal Eddie Espinoza |
| TX-35 | R+4 | Greg Casar Redistricted from the | Carlos De La Cruz Johnny Garcia |
| TX-36 | R+12 | Brian Babin | Brian Babin ★ Rhonda Hart |
| TX-37 | D+30 | Lloyd Doggett | Greg Casar Lauren Peña |
| TX-38 | R+10 | Wesley Hunt | Jon Bonck Melissa McDonough Alex McMenemy |
The documented records (25 districts)
TX-1
Nathaniel Moran (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-3
Keith Self (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-4
Pat Fallon (Republican) · incumbent Guardrails
Supported Governor Abbott's data center pause; expressed concerns about ERCOT grid capacity for data centers.
- Praised Abbott's data center moratorium: 'I think it was a thoughtful, good step.' Said 'the amount of energy needed for these new data centers far exceeds the capacity that we currently have.' (2026-08 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
TX-5
Lance Gooden (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-6
Jake Ellzey (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-7
Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-11
August Pfluger (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-12
Craig Goldman (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-13
Ronny Jackson (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-14
Randy Weber (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-15
Monica De La Cruz (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-16
Veronica Escobar (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-17
Pete Sessions (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-18
Christian Menefee (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-20
Joaquin Castro (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-24
Beth Van Duyne (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-25
Roger Williams (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-26
Brandon Gill (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-27
Michael Cloud (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-28
Henry Cuellar (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-29
Sylvia Garcia (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-31
John Carter (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-34
Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-36
Brian Babin (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
TX-37
Greg Casar (Democratic) Guardrails
Co-introduced the PRICE Act and Data Center Transparency Act, arguing data center projects should be blocked if they raise electricity bills or harm communities.
- Co-introduced the PRICE Act and Data Center Transparency Act with Rep. Menendez. Argues data center projects should be blocked if they raise electricity bills or harm communities. (2026-01-08 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-12.
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