Conservatives on social media and public squares are increasingly talking about bills carefully considered in the Texas Legislature, saying they threaten President Donald Trump We usher in the “golden age” of the dominant position of energy and artificial intelligence in the United States.
Some conservatives are rebelling against a Texas Senate proposal that would give states broad control over the state’s new data centers. SB6 or “data center bill”, The recent online uproar and conservatively opposed the bill’s momentum, believing that the passage of the bill would impose significant obstacles to the Trump administration’s “golden age” of U.S. energy production.
Texas has long been the ideal location for AI-fueling data centers, the main location for President Trump’s multi-billion-dollar Stargate program, and is considered a finalist for many other multi-billion-dollar projects and investments over the next decade.
But the provisions issued by SB6 give states broad powers to control the use and cost measures of data centers that could eat in the profit margins of data center producers, which has made critics say that these investments are less attractive to these investments and have the potential to make China the game that dominates AI.
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Eric Daughpingyy, assistant director of voice news at Florida, “AI data centers are all using a lot of power – while huge AI companies will be able to get more and more sad, smaller companies will have more difficult time to build.” Posted on X. “Texas Republicans need to think through this. Conservatives should not support resisting competition.”
Conservative commentator Grant Stinchfield: “President Trump’s pursuit of AI dominance is about to be derailed by the bill proposed by the Texas Senate.” Posted on X. “SB6 could actually make Texas’ $500 billion Stargate Project. I can’t believe how bad I’m telling Texas that overregulation is actually!”
“Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6) is a bad idea. It has the potential to challenge President Trump’s vision for AI dominance and the need for the U.S. to invest in domestic data centers,” conservative commentator Ian Miles Cheong Posted on X Also tagged the state’s Republican Governor Dan Patrick. “If you want China to win and stifle U.S. innovation, this seems like the bill to do so.”
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Texas Consumer Association, “Every home + business that uses electricity will be affected by SB6, which was voted by the committee today.” Posted on X. “Read our full statement here. Much bigger: As written, it’s anti-consumer–and while some are shimmering, some people spread it. We’ll work to fix it.”
Dr. Vance Ginn, a senior fellow at the Pelicans Institute for Public Policy, told Fox News Digital that the bill “imposes unnecessary regulations on large energy consumers by using more than 75 megawatts of electricity, expands government controls, limits competition and increases costs.”
“Texas should focus on getting the government out of an economy that ensures a truly energy-rich and thriving economy, rather than regulating electricity and supporting energy through tax cuts and subsidies,” Gene said.
Patrick said in a statement to Fox News Digital that his agenda matches President Trump’s.
“We have made it clear that our goal with the President is to make the United States number one and dominate China in AI, data centers and cryptocurrencies,” Patrick said. “Just a few weeks ago, we passed SB 21, the Texas Bitcoin Reserve, which made us the largest red state in the country to build Bitcoin reserves with the President. On these important issues, no other state can even get close to Texas.”
“Texas is the only state with its own power grid. SB6 will strengthen, expand and ensure that our grid meets the significant growth needed to meet these goals. Texas is building more data centers, including the President’s Star Star program, than any state in the country. Meanwhile, we provide you with businesses in a constantly working hard country, but with businesses that we are offering you in the business and business that we are offering you in case of emergencies.
Patrick, Who listed SB6 As one of his most important legislative priorities for 2025, he had previously told Fox News that there is no “daylight” between him and President Trump when it comes to energy and artificial intelligence projects.
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President Donald Trump aims to usher in a “golden age” of US energy and artificial intelligence dominance. (Shaan Rayford/Getty Image)
“I fully support the President and his Stargate Program. We want to see Texas and the United States fully aligned in AI, data centers and cryptocurrencies,” said Dr. Patrick says. “These industries understand that they will have to offer their own power needs and work to achieve that, so the costs are not over-transferred to residential and small business customers.”
Supporters of the bill show that changing Texas’s power grid is necessary to protect it from vulnerability, a major issue after the winter storm brought the grid to the knee in 2021, killing hundreds of people.
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