Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’

<p>The Republican Senate candidate announced the plan with a graphic flagged as ‘Made with AI’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-midterms-primary-south-carolina-iran-ukraine-voting-rights-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ken-paxton">Ken Paxton</a>, a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Texas, has unveiled plans to tackle the “negative impact” of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/datacenters--us-">datacenters</a> amid a growing backlash across the political spectrum.</p><p>Paxton, endorsed by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> but facing a close contest against Democrat James Talarico, posted a “Texas first” datacenter plan on X with a graphic that <a href="https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2091888962474279215?s=20">the social media network flagged</a> as “Made with AI”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/ken-paxton-datacenters-plan-texas">Continue reading...</a>