The Download: Texas’s fragile AI boom and energy policy shifts
MIT Technology Review · 5 Nov 2026

The Download: Texas’s fragile AI boom and energy policy shifts

Plus: America’s data center boom has hit a political wall. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Texas is the fastest-growing data center market in the US and ground zero for Big Tech's largest AI buildouts. But the blue wave that swept the Lone Star State may jeopardize that position.


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