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Cedar Creek Lake, located in East Texas, serves as a water source for cooling operations at nearby industrial and energy facilities.
August 11, 2026
Gov. Abbott's Audit Leaves Batch Zero With No Restart DateOpenAI, Meta, Amazon, Google, QTS, Skybox, Digital Realty, and MARA have been cited as aligning with his standards; Diode withdrew near Cedar Creek Lake after it did not meet them.
July 25, 2026
Abbott Sets Five Site Standards, and East Texas Is the First TestDiode withdrew its proposed data center near Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County after concluding the site couldn't meet the state's hardening development standards.
July 4, 2026
Abbott Hardens His Terms. The 2027 Legislature Holds the Pen.Diode Ventures is scouting a site west of Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County that would draw up to 5 million gallons daily, roughly 2.3% of the Tarrant Regional Water District's Cedar Creek withdrawal.
June 12, 2026
Self-Generation, Disclosure, and a 2027 Deadline: Abbott Resets the TermsHenderson County commissioners passed a resolution halting data center projects pending impact studies near drought-stage-3 Cedar Creek Lake, where Diode Ventures proposes a facility within 400 yards of the shore.
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