Gov. Abbott calls for new oversight on Texas data centers

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The episode discusses Gov. Greg Abbott's new plan for oversight of Texas data centers and examines economic projections related to the World Cup.

Sunset for the days of Texas as the wild west of AI? A closer look at the Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan for greater oversight of the rapidly expanding landscape of data centers statewide.Day one of the World Cup — do the numbers add up? A closer look at projections about the economic impact here […] The post Gov. Abbott calls for new oversight on Texas data centers appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

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Host: Texas Standard

Topics covered

• Texas data centers
• AI oversight
• economic impact
• World Cup
• government policy

Keywords

• Texas
• data centers
• AI
• Gov. Abbott
• World Cup
• economic impact
• oversight

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