{"id":2684879,"date":"2026-10-15T16:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbotts-democratic-challenger-vows-moratorium-on-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:39:02","slug":"greg-abbotts-democratic-challenger-vows-moratorium-on-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbotts-democratic-challenger-vows-moratorium-on-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Abbott\u2019s Democratic challenger vows moratorium on data centers"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgreg-abbotts-democratic-challenger-vows-moratorium-on-data-centers%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=2684879&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>Gina hinojosa, a Democratic candidate for Texas governor, announced she would impose a moratorium on new data centers and criticized Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s approach to recruiting Big Tech companies into Texas. She spoke to reporters near the governor\u2019s mansion in Austin, responding to Abbott\u2019s refusal to participate in a debate during the campaign&#8217;s final weeks.Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic candidate for Texas governor, announced that she would implement a moratorium on the growth of new data centers in the state. She also criticized Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s strategy for attracting Big Tech companies, suggesting that his approach is insufficient or problematic. Hinojosa made these remarks to reporters near the governor\u2019s mansion in Austin, coinciding wiht her response to Abbott\u2019s decision not to participate in a debate during the closing weeks of the campaign.  <\/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<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AUSTIN<\/strong> \u2014 Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa vowed to issue a moratorium on any new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22166\">data centers<\/a> and slammed Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1373\">Greg Abbott\u2019s<\/a> handling of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/big-tech\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"314\">Big Tech<\/a> companies coming into the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hinojosa fielded questions from reporters near the Texas governor\u2019s mansion in Austin on Thursday morning. 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