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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks in Fort Worth, Texas, last month. Photo: Elvis Martinez-Cartagena/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered one of the starkest warnings yet from a Republican to the AI industry, saying data center companies "dug their own grave" and deserve the backlash they're facing after failing to win community support.
Why it matters: Abbott is the latest governor to sharply change course on the AI data center boom he once enthusiastically courted, as local opposition becomes a potent political force.
