March 25, 2026
Grimes County Has No Land-Use Plan. That's Every Developer's Problem Now.Republican state Rep. Helen Kerwin has urged Gov. Abbott to pause rural data center construction.
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March 19, 2026
Communities Aren't Anti-Datacenter. They're Anti-Surprise.Texas Rep. Helen Kerwin is calling on Governor Abbott to impose an immediate moratorium on large-scale rural datacenter development, citing water depletion and grid strain in communities near the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.
March 18, 2026
50 GW of AI Capacity Is About to Face Generator-Level OversightState Rep. Helen Kerwin (R-District 58, North Texas) sent Gov. Abbott a March 12 letter urging an immediate pause on new large-scale rural datacenter projects until water and grid impacts are assessed.
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