(MIT Technology Review —
technologyreview.com/2026 · The Verge —
theverge.com/policy): Texas — the fastest-growing data-center market in the US and ground zero for Big Tech's largest AI buildouts — elected
James Talarico over Ken Paxton to the US Senate and
Gina Hinojosa over the Republican incumbent for governor, a result MIT Technology Review says may jeopardize the state's position; nationally, The Verge reports 76 percent of Election Day voters in NBC News polling opposed data centers in their communities, dozens of local ballot measures restricting development passed, and moratorium-favoring candidates won. - Watch for: whether the winning officials move moratoriums, permitting limits or grid/water cost rules into law; whether announced Texas projects are rerouted or cancelled; whether the anti-data-center outcome repeats in other buildout states.
