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Abbott Halts Texas Data Center Permits Pending Statewide Audit

Nicholas Molinelli

The governor ordered Texas environmental regulators to stop approving data center permits until state officials finish reviewing the industry’s demands on the electric grid, water supplies and local communities. AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas environmental regulators Monday to halt permitting for data center projects, significantly expanding a state crackdown on the rapidly …

When Extradition Becomes a Bargaining Chip

Nicholas Molinelli

Minnesota says Gov. Greg Abbott is violating the Constitution by withholding the extradition of an ICE agent charged with assault. Abbott first raised a legal objection. Then he attached an unrelated political demand. Interstate extradition is not normally exciting. One state charges someone with a crime. The accused is found in another state. The governor …

Why Is Sharia Such a Powerful Political Talking Point in Texas?

Nicholas Molinelli

Texas law already prevents religious rules from overriding the Constitution, state statutes or the rights of people who never agreed to follow them. The staying power of the issue comes from something larger: “Sharia” has become shorthand for fears about immigration, Islam, cultural change and who belongs. Texas politicians regularly warn that Sharia law must …

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