May 24, 2026
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22,000 MW by 2030 Meets the First Moratorium Call
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called this week for a statewide moratorium on large data center development pending review of grid, water, and rural impacts.
May 21, 2026
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Dallas, Austin, West Texas Sweep the Global Top Three
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called for a statewide moratorium, citing University of Texas research that datacenters could hit 9% of state water use by 2040.
May 1, 2026
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Fort Bliss Becomes the Borderland's Third Gigawatt Build in 18 Months
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller floated "Agriculture Freedom Zones" in January to redirect projects toward marginal land and brownfields.
March 25, 2026
Grimes County Has No Land-Use Plan. That's Every Developer's Problem Now.Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says his office is "digging in" on farmland protection.
March 1, 2026
Nine States Push Back as Hyperscalers Redraw America's Power MapTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller launched a formal investigation into Fermi America's Project Matador, an 18 million square foot, 11 GW campus north of Amarillo, after cotton farmers flagged Ogallala Aquifer depletion risks.