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    Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year

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    5. plain_handle on

      So; MURICA – tell me how Medicare and looking after your people is second to this ?

    6. skywalkersrealfather on

      Didn’t I just read another article about Corpus Christi basically pumping ground water like mad and dust-bowling the surrounding area?

    9. imJGott on

      I have a data center in my house (3 computers 😏) wonder if I can get the same tax break.

    10. DennenTH on

      As if they needed it…  As if most of the businesses getting billions in tax breaks actually needed it.

    12. Dio44 on

      “Weakest power grid in the nation pays to make it worse “ might be a better headline

    13. UnhingedReptar on

      The Texas electric grid can’t even handle demand of its people in extreme weather, but it has room for these resource hogs?

    16. blueviera on

      I got cornered by a drunk guy at an air bnb once who worked at one of these, we were the only ones there who weren’t part of the wedding party so he was just lonely and he went on this ridiculous rant about how much money he makes because his company owns a texas data center that mines bitcoin. I didnt even get to say a single word as he started talking about how it’s okay if crypto mining is bad for the environment because they make so much money. Just kept going back and forth.

      Then he looked me dead in the eye and said “most of our income doesn’t even come from crypto you know, we have a deal with the texas government, if we buy more electricity than we need they have to buy it back from us at three times what we paid, it’s in the contract.”

      Texas is cooked.

    17. ResponsibilityFine13 on

      As more people moved to texas more electricity and water will be in demand and adding more data centers this whole thing will be unsustainable! The consumer will pay the consequences.

    22. ResponsibilityFine13 on

      Texas summers average 110 heat with a a feel of 120 heat ,state tv issues warning to the consumer not to use too much the air conditioning and lower the electricity consumption.this happened before and still happening now. Adding dozens of data centers will be catastrophic.

    23. Randomwhitelady2 on

      Once those electricity bills start almost doubling, i have a feeling Texans are going to be unhappy.

    25. Kozmic_River on

      Texas greed is disgusting, and it’s my home state. They’re building 3 new data centers around my area that will be using 5-8 million gallons per day of water, at literally the same time we have been experiencing the worst drought in my lifetime and all the water in this area is drying up. Hell, the lake that has been around for my and most of my dad’s entire life will be completely dried up within two years, but fucking Texas is never one to let the possibility of ecological disaster get in the way of making a buck.

      These data centers are getting tax breaks while driving up utility costs for everyone who lives within a 100 mile radius of them, but tell me more about how Republicans care about the middle class and small businesses.

    27. ebone23 on

      Go Texas! As if giving these places all the free water and power they demand wasn’t bad enough, give em tax breaks as well! The energy blackouts this summer are gonna be great!

    28. DolphinsBreath on

      One day Texas will resemble a giant island of Nauru. Just a hollowed out strip mine, all the bird dung removed and sold off as quickly as feasible by the transnational corporations who paid off the king.

    29. aIvins_hot_juicebox on

      GINA HINOJOSA for Texas Governor! Nov 2026, bye bye Abbott, we’ve had enough of your corruption

    31. splitdiopter on

      I’m sure the Texas energy market is looking forward to some high spending customers.

    32. neat_stuff on

      The state that can’t keep the power on in the winter? Seems like a great idea….

    34. thinkdeep on

      I think the argument most people can’t verbalize is that it’s not the data centers they hate, it’s the fact they’re bad neighbors who mooch off the taxpayers infrastructure and return negligible benefits to the community.

      If data centers moved in, invested decent money into infrastructure and jobs, and didn’t ask for tax breaks, everyone would be fine with them.

    35. retiredfromfire on

      Taxes are paid by the working class in Texas. Elon and his drug addled pals dont pay taxes, just us working class pay Texas taxes. They dont have the equipment, nor the electricity to actually build these. Oligarchs from west Texas run this state, It is not democratic

    37. IcanCwhatUsay on

      Texas.

      The only state with severe energy supply issues.

      Is giving tax breaks to one of the biggest energy users.

      Did I get that right?

    38. Chronza on

      Paying money to have it take your citizens jobs. Holy shit man we are so fucking doomed.

    39. Rditisnazishythole on

      Because Texas is a Shithole state run by inhuman monsters, and one little piss baby.

    43. Late_Geologist_235 on

      I wonder if they are going to create their own power thru those mini nuclear power sources that just got pushed through the Republican led Congress with little regulations attached to them.

    44. Tytown521 on

      And that – good people – is why I don’t live in Texas. It’s like voting with your feet against your own interests (unless you got bread).

      A straight siphone from the bottom to the top.

    46. magichronx on

      They do know massive data centers require reliable water and energy, right?

      Texas isn’t exactly known for *either* of those things…