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SemiAnalysis says the permit pause could run to mid-2027, under the Texas Democrats’ plan, and leave funded data center shells without power Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros: “And as we’ve said to our clients over the last few weeks and few months, because some projects that are under construction today where you see the shell being built that are already funded. Right?" "So some of them have raised billions, if not tens of billions of dollars to fund the DC, don’t have the final air pollution permit yet, because historically, timelines are fairly short, and so you could sort of get away with this." "But I think in other states, stuff takes longer to get approved, and so it does not make sense to have this sort of more aggressive construction strategy. And so there’s a risk, as Maya was saying earlier, that if you followed what the Democrats are proposing in Texas, the pause could be extended until new laws are sort of approved." "That could extend towards perhaps mid-2027, and then the pause on approving new air pollution permits could be extended from, today, the expectation is about December, into the middle of next year. And as you don’t have this final approval, you’re not allowed to actually build the power plant. The data center, you can, and that’s gonna continue. But the power plants, you won’t." "And so you could actually see a bunch of shells in this scenario that are halfway built or mostly built but don’t have the electricity to run because they were not able to get the permit effectively.”

Gina Hinojosa says she would issue a moratorium on all *new* Texas data centers until the legislature passes protections “What I would do is pass laws to protect people. That’s the way this works. Right? It’s not promises that can be broken November 4th, the day after the election. It’s about passing laws to protect Texans." "That’s what I’ve called on this governor to do, to call a special session, an emergency special session. He has the sole power to do it. He refuses to do it. He’s received $20 million from data center interests." "I would issue a moratorium on any new data centers until the legislature can pass laws to protect Texans." "Everything from water to electricity, jobs, all of it. Right? Making sure we have guardrails when it comes to AI. This is what AI is for. This is what it is not for." "I just had a press conference yesterday where I denounced Greg Abbott’s plan to convert 100 schools in Houston into AI schools, a model in which teachers are replaced by education guides. This is experimenting on our kids. Parents don’t want this." "Kids spend enough time on screens, yet this is how big tech makes more money. And Greg Abbott is in the pockets of the big tech donors. So we just need some basic protections and guardrails in law. That’s how this works.”

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa: “I’m not going to be the governor for just Democrats” She was asked at her first press conference why she’d go bipartisan after voters gave Democrats a mandate: “Because this is about my campaign promises, what I ran to create as governor. We are forging a new way forward. People are tired of the divisions, of the fighting, tired of the culture wars. This is a time to come together in a way that is about just delivering for the people of Texas." "Ernest Bailes, Representative Ernest Bailes and myself were close allies delivering for our public schools. In fact, I count him as one of my best allies for public schools. That is his commitment. There is really little light between our positions on public education, and as such, he serves as a tremendous leader on this transition team." "And look, there are lots of issues with whom my good allies are Republicans. So I’m just about delivering for people. This is not about being a Democratic administration. I’m not going to be the governor for just Democrats. I’m going to be the governor for all the people of Texas.”