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James Talarico D
U.S. Senator-elect, Texas. 354 tracked projects are located in Texas, which this official represents.
Takes office in January 2027. Won a 2026 race that AP has called. Results stay unofficial until the state certifies them.
"Hold data centers accountable and stop them from jacking up our utility bills: End sweetheart tax deals for big tech companies, guarantee large energy users like data centers fund the infrastructure improvements they need rather than passing those costs on to consumers, require new data centers to use a closed-loop system to reduce water consumption and pollution"
Source: Talarico campaign site, Jan 2, 2026
Sourced jobs at sites they represent
| Site | Construction jobs | Permanent |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Pecos Data Center Campus | more than 6,000 | |
| QTS-Lancium Hall County Data Center Campus | 6,000 to 7,000 | 350 |
| Meta El Paso AI Data Center Campus | 4,000 | 300 |
| Meta Fort Worth Data Center | 1,200 | more than 200 |
| Meta Temple Data Center | 1,200 | about 100 |
| OpenAI and SoftBank Freebird (Milam County) | about 400 | |
| Eneus Energy RGV Data Center (Harlingen) | 360 | |
| Core Scientific Denton | 300 | |
| Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Campus | approximately 230 | |
| Rowan Project Temple | 120 | |
| Bitdeer Rockdale Facility | more than 100 | |
| CleanSpark Austin County AI Data Center Campus | about 100 | |
| Nexus Hubbard Data Center & Power Campus | 100 to 500 | |
| Crusoe Childress Data Center (Meta) | more than 100 | |
| Stargate Abilene | 57 |
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