Texas' Data Center Addiction: A Cautionary Tale of Unchecked Growth The Lone Star State's penchant for hosting data centers has finally caught up with it.
Governor Greg Abbott's recent order to conduct an audit on proposed new data centers is a long overdue acknowledgement that the state's infrastructure is being pushed to its limits.
Texas' love affair with data centers began years ago, when the state started offering attractive tax incentives and other perks to lure companies away from more densely populated areas.