{"slug": "paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for", "title": "Paxton unveils data center plan, joining other GOP candidates in calling for restrictions", "summary": "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) unveiled a four-point plan Monday to restrict data centers if elected to the U.S. Senate, joining other GOP candidates in taking a stronger stance against AI infrastructure. Paxton vowed to 'fiercely advocate' for Governor Greg Abbott's state-level data center restrictions.", "body_md": "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) unveiled a plan Monday to place restrictions on data centers if elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the latest GOP candidate to take a stronger stance against the controversial AI infrastructure. Paxton laid out his four-point plan, vowing to “fiercely advocate” for Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) state-level data center…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6049559-ken-paxton-texas-senate-ai-data-center-plan/", "published_at": "2026-08-25 17:13:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 17:45:55.556623+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Ken Paxton", "Greg Abbott", "Texas"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paxton-unveils-data-center-plan-joining-other-gop-candidates-in-calling-for.jsonld"}}