Infrastructure provider CoreWeave has approached Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa with an olive branch, according to reporting by Bloomberg. The company's chief executive, Michael Intrator, dispatched a letter to the incoming Democrat on Saturday, seeking to establish a working relationship around data centre policy in the state.
Hinojosa's election victory on Tuesday came after she campaigned on a moratorium for new data centre construction, arguing that such facilities should operate under clear regulatory frameworks and prioritize the interests of Texans regarding water and electricity supply, as ABC13 reported.
In his correspondence, Intrator proposed two paths forward: enabling already-permitted projects to move toward completion, and collaborating with Hinojosa's transition team to establish durable guidelines for future developments, Bloomberg's account indicates.
CoreWeave's head of government affairs, Carl Holshouser, signaled optimism about the company's prospects in a LinkedIn post, asserting that Hinojosa had indicated permitted projects would be allowed to proceed. However, The Next Web was unable to locate any public statement from Hinojosa confirming this interpretation, and her office has not detailed how the proposed pause would function in practice.
Holshouser, who participated in drafting the letter, emphasized that residents should not bear the cost of infrastructure expansion to support data centres. He also stressed that new facilities must safeguard the state's existing water and electricity resources.
Texas has already begun tightening its oversight of the sector. In August, outgoing Governor Greg Abbott directed state regulators to halt approvals for new grid connections and initiate comprehensive reviews of existing data centre operations.
Source: The Next Web
