Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into the state’s data centers that haven’t reported their water usage.
The investigation underscores concerns that large-scale data center developments consume enormous amounts of water to cool their computer servers. The Lone Star State is already undergoing a water shortage, so the state is taking steps to ensure that its water supplies are not depleted by the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence.
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