TX-DATA-CENTER-STANDARDS-2026 · Executive action
Texas data-center standards and pre-approval audit requirements
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Current status
- Governor directive
- Issuing body / sponsor
- Office of Governor Greg Abbott
Scope and legal effect depend on the signed instrument and implementing authority.
Latest action
Compliance update issued by Governor Greg Abbott
Aug 17, 2026
Subject areas
Certification & StandardsEnergyGrid ReliabilityRatepayerSiting & Land UseWater
Policy mechanisms
Disclosure & reporting
Tracker tags, not legal conclusions.
Quick summary
Requires proposed data centers to provide information for PUCT and ERCOT review and audit, with standards addressing grid reliability, water, communities, transparency, and cost responsibility.
Source-provided or tracker summary; not operative legal text.
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