Texas coalition including state NAACP works to stop data center construction
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A new coalition called We the People Texas, which includes the state NAACP, has formed to stop or stall data center construction in Texas.
Coalition leader Bledsoe estimates it represents as many as 1 million voters. An August poll cited in the report found 57 percent of Texans oppose data center construction, including 43 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of Democrats.
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AIThe We the People Texas coalition, which includes the state NAACP, formed to stop or stall data center construction, representing as many as 1 million voters by Bledsoe's estimate. An August poll found 57 percent of Texans oppose data center construction, including 43 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of Democrats.
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