Trump warns communities opposed to data centers are “making a mistake” — but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott data centers “got the backlash they deserve”
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Data centers are now a visible political fault line—national leaders framing them as opportunity while local leaders respond to backlash on power, water, and land use. If you rely on large-scale compute, start mapping siting risk like you would supply-chain risk: permitting timelines, community sentiment, and policy swings can hit your capacity plans as hard as chip shortages.
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