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Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]

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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inactionGov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence. BALTIMORE (AP) — Gov. Wes

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Maryland must act to protect us from AI | GUEST COMMENTARYOpinion: Gov. Wes Moore has unveiled a timely AI framework targeting predatory chatbots, workplace surveillance and discriminatory algorithms, writes Matt Post.

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Sid Miller, Texas Republican, Sounds Alarm on Data CentersSid Miller, the Trump-loving Texas agricultural commissioner, talks on his opposition to data centers, and why Greg Abbott may lose.

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Wes Moore's AI framework is missing a healthcare pillarOpinion: Healthcare should be a central focus of AI governance in Maryland, writes Sreedhar Potarazu.

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Abbott downplays tight polls in Texas governor's race against Gina Hinojosa, takes new steps to stop data centersRepublican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic gubernatorial candidate are running a tight race. Data center issues are one of the biggest talking points leading up to the midterms.

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Republican candidate Dan Cox calls for statewide data center ban, criticizes Moore orderRepublican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox criticized Gov. Wes Moore’s executive order establishing a regulatory and review framework for data centers in Maryla

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Gov. Moore's data center guardrails put politics, tax breaks and local concerns in focusGov. Wes Moore’s new executive order on data centers aims to put Maryland in the middle of a fast-growing national debate over artificial intelligence, utility

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Moore signs executive order establishing Maryland's data center policy. Here's what it says.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order establishing a standardized review process for data centers, as well as creating a Maryland Data Center Task Force and Data Center Dashboard.

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FACT CHECK: Henry Cuellar, DCCC Ad Uses Edited Tano Tijerina Clip to Make Disputed Data Center ClaimIncumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are facing criticism from Republican candidate Tano Tijerina’s campaign over a new advertisement, which Tijerina’s campaign says misrepresents his comments and makes a false claim about a proposed data center tied to his wife’s family. | Politics

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Maryland Gov. Moore unveils new AI strategy with more protectionsMaryland Gov. Wes Moore is addressing the concerns and fears around AI with what he calls three core principles that aims to guide new legislation when the General Assembly returns to session in January.

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Texas puts data center permits on hold.Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop granting permits to data centers while the state finishes an audit of the facilities that want to connect to its electric grid. Last week, Abbott also told state regulators to “impose legal consequences” on data centers that don’t disclose information about water…

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore outlines safety and regulatory guidelines for AIMaryland Governor Wes Moore has announced guidelines aimed at protecting state residents from possible AI harms.

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'My Fear Is Not China'On Tuesday's broadcast of MS NOW's "Morning Joe," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) stated that there are areas "where the focus is cooperation and not | Clips

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Moore posits Maryland as a framework for other states building AI regulationsMaryland Governor Wes Moore introduced a state AI framework he says other states can use in what he called the "staggering" absence of a federal one.

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Texas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is completeTexas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday barred the state's environmental agency from issuing new permits for data centers until regulators complete ‌a massive audit of the energy-hungry facilities seeking to connect to the Texas electrical grid.

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Finally something California and Texas can agree on: regulating data centersCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are regulating data center development amid bipartisan backlash.

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Greg Abbott halts data center permitting in TexasGov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permitting for new data centers in Texas.

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Wes Moore stands by Maryland's AI deal with Anthropic despite pushbackThe governor conceded, however, that critics' fears were legitimate and urged the government to put up proper safety guardrails.

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Wes Moore says states can’t confront AI risks alone, calls for federal guardrailsMoore, who chairs the National Governors Association, said governors’ regulation efforts “cannot happen in the absence of federal leadership.”

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