Governors who once courted AI data centers are now imposing stricter rules, with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro requiring local approval for state permits and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott halting data cente…
A Fox News opinion piece warns that state-level restrictions on data center construction, driven by voter concerns over rising electric bills, could cost the U.S. the AI race against China, citing Gol…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen the budget for additional Flock AI cameras after a Texas Tribune investigation revealed the state spent over $30 million on the surveillance network, funded partl…
A Gallup poll published in May found that an average of 7 in 10 Americans oppose data center construction in their area, including 48% who strongly oppose such facilities being built locally, as data …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen $30 million in state funding for Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras, following a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the prior spending was financed th…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered all state agencies to stop funding Flock, the AI surveillance camera company, in an order issued Thursday night, blocking at least $30 million in gran…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on Flock's AI surveillance cameras amid bipartisan backlash, just ahead of a Texas Tribune investigation revealing the state spent over $30 million…
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is campaigning on voter anger over AI data centers and Flock cameras, citing a University of Texas-Austin poll showing her within five points of …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rejected claims that China is driving the anti-data-center debate in the U.S., telling Fox News on Friday that his recent moratorium on data center construction stems from legit…
Brittany Kaiser, CEO of Alpha Compute, warned that state moratoriums and restrictions on data center construction in the U.S. could force American companies to process sensitive data abroad, posing a …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered state agencies to pause funding for AI-powered Flock Safety automated license plate readers, citing privacy concerns, as cities and counties across the state…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all state agencies to halt funding for Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate reader cameras, his spokesman confirmed Friday, as scrutiny over the devices mounted ahead…
A Clemson University researcher found that at least 59 of the Chinese bot accounts X said posted anti-data-center content had zero engagement and were likely deactivated before gaining followers, call…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro both pivoted against data center development in the same week, with Abbott saying the industry 'dug their own grave' and Shapiro signi…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the AI industry must do a better job working with communities on data center construction, arguing that the build-out can lower energy costs and reindustrialize the nation…
A new survey from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center found that opposition to local data centers jumped 12 points in four months, from 49% in March to 61% in July, while a…
Fewer than 30% of Americans support a data center being built in their community, and the industry's failure to address consumer concerns over electricity, water, and noise is costing America the AI r…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged in a Time interview that 'people hate data centers' and are 'pretty negative on AI,' reflecting growing backlash against the industry. The opposition has intensified…
Regulatory approval, not infrastructure, is now the biggest bottleneck for AI growth, according to Melius Research, as state governments clamp down on data center construction ahead of the midterm ele…
Bipartisan opposition to AI data centers has become a major political issue ahead of the November 2026 US midterm elections, with 57% to 71% of Americans opposing new local data center construction, a…