09/01/2026
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I have such a problem with this!
Donald Trump says that communities who donāt want data centers are ābackwards and poor,ā and that we should simply ālet Data Reign.ā
Let me be blunt: that is an INSULT to Texans and a reckless way to run a state!!
I donāt believe Texas has to sell its water, land, electricity and future to giant corporations just to prove weāre successful.
I believe Texans deserve better than being told to get out of the way while billion-dollar data-center companies consume enormous amounts of electricity, demand scarce water, strain our grid and leave ordinary Texans to deal with the consequences.
And letās talk about this idea that data centers automatically mean āfar lower taxes and jobs all over the place.ā
Where is the proof?
Because if the deal requires taxpayers to build the infrastructure, landowners to surrender property rights, ratepayers to shoulder enormous grid costs, and communities to sacrifice precious water resources, that isnāt the Golden Goose. Thatās Texans subsidizing somebody elseās golden egg.
And invoking China doesnāt scare me into abandoning common sense.
Iām not anti-technology. Iām not anti-business. Iām not anti-growth.
Iām pro-Texas.
If a data center wants to come to Texas, then prove it can operate without putting our water supply, electric grid, landowners and communities at risk. Pay its fair share. Use technology that reduces its demands. And donāt expect working Texans to foot the bill.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner should be fighting to protect the resources that feed our peopleānot cheering while corporations compete with farmers, ranchers and families for those same resources.
I refuse to accept the false choice that our only options are ādata centers or poverty.ā
We can build a prosperous Texas without selling our soulāand our waterāto the highest bidder!
Thatās the Texas Iām fighting for! My opponent is a Big Data Center guy taking 100ās of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from them!