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Politics● LowSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 1:30 PM

Abbott orders penalties for Texas data centers that fail to report water use

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The governor’s office said that some major water users, including data centers, appear to have violated state law by failing to provide required information about their water use.

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