The Blue Wave May Not Stop Musk’s Texas Data Center Ambitions

What happened: Gina Hinojosa's surprise election as Texas governor this week could delay parts of Elon Musk's data center projects in the state, even if it does not derail them completely. Public records, job listings and steel structures with gas turbines suggest SpaceX has begun building a multigigawatt "Starbase supercomputer" in its City of Starbase on the Texas-Mexico Why it matters: The projects could face a hard look from Hinojosa. Musk moved early on AI data centers in Tennessee and Mississippi, and SpaceX's Texas plans follow OpenAI and others that are farther along in the state. Coverage: 4 outlets in 24h

Gina Hinojosa's surprise election as Texas governor this week could delay parts of Elon Musk's data center projects in the state, even if it does not derail them completely. Public records, job listings and steel structures with gas turbines suggest SpaceX has begun building a multigigawatt "Starbase supercomputer" in its City of Starbase on the Texas-Mexico

The projects could face a hard look from Hinojosa. Musk moved early on AI data centers in Tennessee and Mississippi, and SpaceX's Texas plans follow OpenAI and others that are farther along in the state.