---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "988e33cedf7304f8cc6daa3bca7ce4310206732ac6fae95fe6e10cfdcaf7af00"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/988e33ce?lang=en"
title: "Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput."
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-11-04T18:50:55.000Z"
category: "Infra"
topics: ["regulation"]
source_urls: ["https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/11/04/1148043/texas-was-the-new-epicenter-of-the-ai-data-center-buildout-that-might-be-kaput/"]
summary: "Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout, but a dramatic political shift could slow construction and deepen concerns about the economics of the AI boom."
---

# Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout\. That might be kaput\.

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/988e33ce?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-11-04T18:50:55.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout, but a dramatic political shift could slow construction and deepen concerns about the economics of the AI boom\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/11/04/1148043/texas-was-the-new-epicenter-of-the-ai-data-center-buildout-that-might-be-kaput/>)