Ken Paxton Proposes Texas Data Center Plan Targeting AI Regulation and Chinese Technology
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton introduced a four-point 'Texas First Data Center Plan' focusing on regulating AI data centers by banning Chinese technology, imposing liability for AI chatbot harms to children, and addressing environmental and energy concerns. The plan also supports restrictions on data center expansion in rural Texas amid rising public concern over AI development and its impacts. This initiative is part of Paxton's Senate campaign against James Talarico, who advocates for data