Greg Abbott says data center companies "dug their own grave" by moving into communities without first gaining support, signaling growing Republican backlash (Axios)

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https://www.axios.com/2026/08/23/greg-abbott-texas-data-centers-ai-backlash">Greg Abbott says data center companies “dug their own grave” by moving into communities without first gaining support, signaling growing Republican backlash  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered one of the starkest warnings yet from a Republican to the AI industry …

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