ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL PAX­TON LAUNCH­ES LAND­MARK INVES­TI­GA­TION INTO HUN­DREDS OF DATA CEN­TER DEVEL­OP­MENTS IN TEXAS TO ENSURE COM­PLI­ANCE WITH WATER USE REPORT­ING REQUIREMENTS

AUSTIN, Sept. 24 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Texas data center developments that have not provided a response to the Texas Water Development Board's ("TWDB") water use survey. Under Attorney General Paxton's orders, the OAG will ensure that all data center developments in Texas provide up-to-date and accurate information regarding water usage.

Under Texas law, TWDB is required to conduct surveys of entities that use ground water and surface water for municipal, industrial, power generation, or mining purposes. Attorney General Paxton is demanding that all data centers in Texas meet this requirement by submitting a survey response in full compliance with the...