Analysts and financial firms say Democratic election victories in Texas and Georgia could lead to tighter state oversight of AI data center projects. Morgan Stanley has identified companies that could face permit delays in Texas. ERCOT audit results are expected around December 10, 2026.
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Texas, Ohio and Georgia data center risks after Democratic election wins
Cipher Mining sinks 17% as Texas election puts AI data-center expansion at risk
Applied Digital Plunges 17%, Cipher Digital Sinks 14%, TeraWulf Tumbles 13% as Texas Data Center Fears Deepen
Analysts warn data-center firms face risks after Democratic election wins
Applied Digital Sinks 15% as Data Center Rout Deepens: “Remain in Gridlock”
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Microsoft will not exercise an option to more than double its existing computing power agreement with UK-based AI cloud provider Nscale at a Texas data center. The decision was made several months ago before Nscale filed for its IPO in September, and does not affect Microsoft's existing Texas contract.
tens of billions of dollars for potential deal extension value
Microsoft, company declining to expand computing power agreement; Nscale, UK AI cloud provider offering expanded agreement; Anthropic, potential customer for Nscale's remaining data center capacity
Reported by 14 outletsFound via Google News
Elon Musk pointed to space-based computing on November 4, 2026, as investor concerns grew about potential tighter limits on AI data center construction following Democrats' takeover of Congress and Democrat Gina Hinojosa's projected victory in the Texas gubernatorial election. Data center stocks fell in premarket trading.
approximately $17 billion for private investment in space hardware
Elon Musk, Discussed space-based computing on X platform; Gina Hinojosa, Democrat who won Texas gubernatorial election, supports data center moratorium; Chamath Palihapitiya, Investor who discussed space infrastructure opportunities on X and 1 more
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor's race on November 3, defeating Republican incumbent Greg Abbott. Democrats also won the U.S. Senate seat and took control of the Texas House for the first time in 24 years. Hinojosa campaigned on halting new data center projects. Stock prices for data center companies fell on the results.
5% for stock price decline
Gina Hinojosa, Democrat, Texas governor-elect; Greg Abbott, Republican incumbent governor; James Talarico, Democrat, won U.S. Senate seat and 4 more
Reported by 13 outletsFound via Google News
Google proposed a data center campus near Palo that would use 10.4 million gallons of water per day. The facility would draw power from the Duane Arnold Energy Center and water from the Cedar River. Google presented evaporative cooling technology at an October 22 public meeting.
10.4 million gallons per day for water usage
Google, data center developer; Kiran Udayakumar, technical program manager for utility infrastructure strategy and planning at Google
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
North Texas has become the busiest data center construction market in the United States, with mechanical trades becoming a critical constraint on project timelines. CBRE reported over 765 megawatts under construction in Dallas-Fort Worth in the first half of 2026, with 95% already preleased, but the industry faces a shortage of experienced mechanical, plumbing and controls contractors needed for increasingly complex liquid-cooling systems.
765 megawatts for data center capacity under construction
CBRE, Commercial real estate firm that conducted North America Data Center Trends report; Associated Builders and Contractors, Trade group; ABC chief economist Anirban Basu commented on labor demand; TDIndustries, Dallas-based mechanical contractor recognized for data center projects
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Atlanta-based accounting firm Aprio acquired Plano-based Garner Asset Management Corporation, a registered investment adviser, effective November 2. The deal brings Garner into Aprio Wealth Management and establishes Aprio's wealth management presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
$681.3 million for aprio net revenue (FY25)
Aprio, Atlanta-based accounting firm acquiring Garner Asset Management; Garner Asset Management Corporation, Plano-based registered investment adviser being acquired; Robert Garner, Founder of Garner Asset Management, joins Aprio as partner and 1 more
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Cipher Digital, which operates industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and high-performance computing, added a 70MW Horizon site in Texas to its portfolio.
70MW for data center capacity
Cipher Digital, company adding data center site; KBW, analyst firm rating the company
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Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden announced formation of working groups made up of county election and registration officials to improve the Texas Election Administration Management (TEAM) system as redevelopment continues.
Robert S. Howden, Texas Secretary of State; County election and registration officials, Working group members
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