Ken Paxton

September 26, 2026

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Google Puts BESS and LVDC on Record as the Gigawatt Campus Standard

September 25, 2026

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Oct. 14 TWDB Deadline Now Carries Class C Exposure in 18 Counties

September 5, 2026

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North Richland Hills Seeks State-Funded Health Studies at Iron Horse

August 14, 2026

State Rep. James Talarico is running hyperscale growth as a U.S. Senate issue (self-funded interconnection, water-recycling mandates); Attorney General Ken Paxton's campaign has not staked the moratorium and says an announcement is coming "very shortly."

July 28, 2026

Rice University political scientist Mark Jones expects Attorney General Ken Paxton to align with Abbott, "the quarterback of Texas Republicans."

May 25, 2026

State Senator Paul Bettencourt has warned of lawsuits if counties try to block projects, and the county is now asking Attorney General Ken Paxton for clarity on what authority it retains.

May 14, 2026

State Senator Paul Bettencourt has already asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate county moratorium authority after Hood County rejected a similar pause.

March 2, 2026

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt has asked AG Ken Paxton to scrutinize county moratorium efforts statewide, and organizers on the ground sense the state is "looking for a county to make an example of."

February 25, 2026

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate any moratorium attempts.

February 21, 2026

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton eight hours into the hearing warning that counties lack authority to impose development moratoriums, referencing House Bill 2559 by Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco).

February 15, 2026

In Hood County, commissioners killed what would have been Texas's first county-level data center moratorium by a 3-2 vote after state Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton arguing counties lack moratorium authority under HB 2559.