🇺🇸Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa called for pausing data-center development until protective legislation passes; the proposal is not an enacted moratorium.

In comments attributed to a CNN interview, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said Texas needed to pause data-center-related work until protections for residents were in place. She framed the pause as part of a legislative agenda, saying her administration would establish laws to protect Texans.

A fuller account states that she had previously advocated a pause in data-center approvals until the state legislature established protections for local water and electricity resources and residents’ interests. These are reported policy positions and intended actions, not evidence that a statewide moratorium had already taken effect.

Hinojosa also said Texas could maintain a strong relationship with Elon Musk and his companies, but on her administration’s terms. The supplied messages contain no enacted statutory text, effective date, or project-specific suspension order.