A bill being mulled in the Texas legislature is being blasted by conservatives who say that it will hamper President Donald Trump’s energy plans and give China a leg up in the AI race.
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ConservativesonsocialmediaandinthepublicsquareareincreasinglyspeakingoutaboutabillbeingmulledintheTexaslegislaturetheysaythreatensPresidentDonaldTrump’sgoalofusheringina“goldenage”ofAmericanenergyandAIdominance.
SomeconservativesarerebellingoveraproposalintheTexasSenatethatwillgivethestatebroadauthoritytocontrolnewdatacentersinthestate.SB6,or“thedatacenterbill,”causedanonlineruckusrecently,withconservativeoppositiontothebillgainingmomentum,arguingthatthebill,shoulditpass,willimposeamajorroadblocktotheTrumpadministration’s“GoldenAge”ofAmericanenergyproduction.
Texas,longbelievedtobeanideallocationfortheAIfuelingdatacenters,isamajorlocationforPresidentTrump’smultibillion-dollarStargateplanandisconsideredafinalistfornumerousothermultibillion-dollarprojectsandinvestmentsoverthenextde
