{"id":2634129,"date":"2026-07-23T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-talarico-echoes-greg-abbotts-take-on-data-centers-with-new-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:26:35","slug":"james-talarico-echoes-greg-abbotts-take-on-data-centers-with-new-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-talarico-echoes-greg-abbotts-take-on-data-centers-with-new-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"James Talarico echoes Greg Abbott&#8217;s take on data centers with new plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-talarico-echoes-greg-abbotts-take-on-data-centers-with-new-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico proposed reforms for data center growth that closely resemble Texas Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s recent recommendations, indicating bipartisan consensus in Texas on data center regulation. Both leaders support ending tax breaks for data centers, requiring developers to cover their own grid interconnection and infrastructure costs, and implementing closed-loop water systems to reuse water. They advocate for increased clarity and local authority over the approval and rejection of data centers, with Talarico calling for local communities to have the power to decide on new developments and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-detains-more-child-migrants-in-first-two-weeks-of-march-than-in-all-of-february\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Detains More Child Migrants In First Two Weeks Of March Than In All Of February\">government records<\/a> on tax breaks to be released. Abbott has also suggested banning data centers in rural areas due to local opposition and mandated annual reporting on electricity and water usage to address community concerns. while Abbott emphasizes growth balanced with oversight, Talarico emphasizes holding data centers accountable without sacrificing investment, aiming to strike a balance between economic development and protecting local interests. Both leaders\u2019 views reflect a broader trend of bipartisan efforts to ensure data centers contribute positively to communities while mitigating environmental and infrastructural impacts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico<\/a> proposed reforms for data center development on Wednesday that bore significant similarities to Gov.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\/\"> Greg Abbott\u2019s<\/a> (D-TX) recent recommendations for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a>, signaling a bipartisan consensus in the Lone Star State\u2019s approach to the industry. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Talarico and Abbott sit at opposing ends of the political spectrum, both men support ending tax breaks for data centers, requiring developers to pay for their own grid interconnection and infrastructure costs, and requiring the technology hubs to use closed-loop water systems that reuse water. Their posture is emblematic of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4644309\/change-local-reaction-data-center-developer\/\">growing unity among red and blue states <\/a>on the matter, where officials have often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-reveals-the-one-thing-that-would-make-him-vote-yes-on-the-big-beautiful-bill\/\" title=\"Rand Paul Reveals the One Thing That Would Make Him Vote &#039;Yes&#039; on the &#039;Big Beautiful Bill&#039;\">expressed conditional support<\/a> for data centers, recognizing the essential role they play in powering the technology grid, but calling on them to pull their own weight and listen to local concerns. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4660858\/james-talarico-texas-data-center-proposal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Talarico demands locals be given power over data centers in proposal mirroring Greg Abbott\u2019s<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4660513\/collins-ossoff-out-state-funding\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Collins hits Ossoff over out-of-state funding as Democrat raises eye-popping numbers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4660641\/democrats-11-million-roy-cooper-senate-flip-blue-against-michael-whatley\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats dump $11 million behind Roy Cooper in North Carolina Senate race after slip in polls<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talarico and Abbott both support more transparency and local power in data center development. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Talarico called for granting local communities the authority to approve and reject data center development in their towns. The Democrat, who is seeking to flip Texas\u2019s Senate seat blue in a heated challenge to Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also wants to release government records detailing individual tax break data for data center facilities and backs setting minimum federal requirements to protect the grid, environment, jobs, and transparency related to new data center development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, Abbott has called<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4632280\/abbott-endorse-data-center-ban-rural-texas\/\"> for a ban on data centers<\/a> in rural communities, citing local opposition in certain areas of Texas. He also wants to require annual reporting by all data centers on electricity and water use and backs establishing best-practice standards to address community concerns, such as noise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican governor\u2019s call for more oversight comes as he has hailed Texas as the \u201cepicenter\u201d of AI but has simultaneously pressed for growth that doesn\u2019t place \u201cundue burdens\u201d on the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Texas continues to welcome innovation and investment, we must ensure that growth strengthens our people and their quality of life without placing undue burdens on Texans and local communities,\u201d Abbott wrote<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/28225490\/thomas-gleeson-pablo-vegas-data-centers-directive-letter-to-puc-ercot-final.pdf\"> in a letter<\/a> in early June, outlining reforms he plans to recommend to the state legislature. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4542829\/ai-destroy-boost-healthcare-medical-professionals-weigh-in\/\"><strong>DOCTORS IN CONGRESS TOUT AI IN HEALTHCARE: \u2018IT CAN SAVE LIVES\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbott\u2019s rhetoric bore notable similarities to Talarico\u2019s speech on Wednesday, when he rolled out his plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re often told in our politics that we have to choose between policies that are pro-growth and pro-people,\u201d Talarico said. \u201cI reject that choice, and the plan that we\u2019re outlining today to hold data centers accountable, I think, strikes a balance between welcoming those investments while also protecting working people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talarico and Abbott agree on data center reforms in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2634130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195072328107.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47534,59577,4326,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2634129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-data-centers","tag-james-talarico","tag-policy","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195072328107.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634129"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634133,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634129\/revisions\/2634133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}