Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
Governor Greg Abbott has failed to accept an invitation to debate Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa in mid-October in Fort Worth: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/gina-hinojosa-calls-out-gov-greg-abbott-for-not-accepting-debate-invitation/
...Abbott's drastic pivot on data centers would be very difficult to defend on a debate stage: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/abbott-data-centers-texas-22328740.php
...Not only do they hoard water and power, many Texas data centers that generate their own electricity would also be massive atmospheric polluters: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/01/texas-data-center-power-plans-emissions/
...Abbott has also lately been outed for favoring Elon Musk's Starlink over local, rural broadband providers for lucrative state funding: https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-07-02/texas-tx-broadband-development-musk-starlink-rural-internet-governor-abbott
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