{
  "id": 17088567,
  "title": "Texas data centre permit freeze takes effect before election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/texas-data-centre-permit-freeze-takes-effect-before-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:44:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/texas-data-centre-permit-freeze-takes-effect-before-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Texas regulators have suspended permits linked to new data centres as Governor Greg Abbott seeks to curb a construction boom that has provoked voter opposition ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed this month that it had paused permits for construction and infrastructure directly supporting data centres. The commission provided its account…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}