Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said Thursday it had sent letters to 156 data center developments across more than 30 counties, pressing them to comply with state water use reporting rules.
\n\nFox 7 Austin reports that Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced the mailing in a news release. The letters tell data centers to follow water use reporting requirements set by the Texas Water Development Board. State law requires data centers to respond to the board’s water use survey, but the office said many facilities haven’t complied.
\n\nBreitbart News previously reported that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered a crackdown on data centers that ignore the requirement to report water usage:
\n\n“Data centers must share the duty to protect Texas water,” Abbott said. “The Texas Water Code requires a complete and accurate water use survey. I direct the Texas Water Development Board to use its enforcement authority to penalize past failures and to impose legal consequences for any future failure to comply.”
\n\nSince 2020, the TWDB has surveyed data centers and other industrial facilities every year, asking for monthly water use figures. State law requires facilities to respond or face a Class C misdemeanor, but the agency says it…
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