{"id":"tp-28152","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Texas Directs TCEQ To Halt Data-Center Permits Amid AI Boom","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/28152","datePublished":"2026-10-08T14:09:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T14:09:17.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The directive pauses permits pending an ERCOT audit and adds reviews of grid costs, electricity use and water demand as data-center power needs rise.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"earlier concerns about U.S. data-center power markets","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/23545"}]}