Hinojosa on Abbott’s Data Center Reversal: “Nice Try”

Governor who signed one of the country’s biggest data center giveaway now claims he wants to rein it in

Austin, TX – Following Greg Abbott’s sudden reversal on data centers, Texas Democratic candidate for Governor Gina Hinojosa released the following statement:

“Nice try. Data centers are moving to Texas because Abbott helped create the most generous tax dollar giveaway to data centers in the country so Texans would foot the bill. This is a CYA move by Abbott. He is backtracking now because I’ve been touring the state since last year with a clear message: data centers are owned by the richest men in the world and they should pay for themselves.

“Greg Abbott has zero credibility here – no one believes that the arsonist is going to put out the fire.”

This is the same governor who spent recent months branding Texas the “epicenter” of AI development and championing the industry his giveaway attracted. This is the Greg Abbott Corruption Tax in action: rig the deal for global corporations and his donors, send the bill to Texans, and put his own appointees in charge of the cover story when the public catches on.

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