August 1, 2026
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The Same $50K Fee That Screens Datacenters Now Applies to Chevron and Samsung
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Montgomery County, Maryland is a jurisdiction located in the Mid-Atlantic region, approximately 150 miles northeast of Texas, and does not constitute part of Texas's datacenter infrastructure, energy, or policy framework.
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July 27, 2026
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Sen. Bettencourt Signals Tighter Rules as the $3.3B Break Hits Finance July 27
June 17, 2026
Sid Miller Backs a Moratorium. Abbott Rewrites the Rules Instead.Outside Texas, the moratorium wave is hardening: New York's legislature passed the nation's first statewide data center moratorium (20 MW threshold, sitting on Hochul's desk), Montgomery County, Maryland imposed a six-month pause, and Plymouth County, Iowa, Boone County, Indiana, and Spartanburg County, South Carolina all moved in mid-June.
June 13, 2026
Hyperscalers Wire $200M Upfront as ERCOT's Queue Hits 438 GWMontgomery County, Maryland just imposed a six-month permit moratorium to write rules first.
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