Artificial intelligence is fueling an unprecedented surge in demand for hyperscale data centers—massive, billion-dollar projects at the center of a high-stakes interstate competition. In this article, Stephen Long in Dallas and Doug Wick in Chicago examine how Texas has emerged as a national leader by pairing an expansive incentive framework with a business-friendly environment to build one of the largest data center footprints in the country. But recent legislative signals suggest the state may recalibrate…

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