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Gina Hinojosa calls Abbott’s Texas data-center pause an attempt to protect his reelection chances

From CBS News · () English

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  • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently paused approvals for new data centers.
  • Democratic gubernatorial challenger Gina Hinojosa said she doubts Abbott will maintain the pause and characterized it as an effort to protect his reelection prospects.
  • Hinojosa discussed the issue and her campaign on CBS News’ “The Takeout.”

The national political debate over data centers has entered the Texas governor’s race. Gov. Greg Abbott recently paused approvals for new data centers, but Democratic opponent Gina Hinojosa said she doubts the decision will last.

Hinojosa described the pause as “an attempt to protect his reelection chances” while appearing on CBS News’ “The Takeout,” where she also discussed her campaign.

an attempt to protect his reelection chances

— Gina HinojosaHinojosa’s characterization of Abbott’s pause on new data-center approvals.
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Originally published by CBS News in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.