Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said Thursday that the state needs new laws on data centers and should stop building them until they exist, the same day the Nasdaq plunged on fears that Democratic wins would bring moratoriums on the AI buildout.
Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa speaks during a press conference following her U.S. midterm election win in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2026. Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters"We will have laws to protect Texans, and we need to stop what we are doing with data centers until we have those protections," the Democrat told CNN's Jake Tapper, in an interview first reported by The Epoch Times.
Hinojosa on AI/Data Centers: We have always been a pro-business state in Texas. But what changes now with me as governor is it has to be a partnership that benefits Texans.
What has happened is data centers have moved into mostly rural communities, and there are no rules and... pic.twitter.com/N3HEdlwN81— Acyn (@Acyn) November 5, 2
