# Texas Moratorium Odds Span 1.9% to 32% Across Data Center Contract Dates By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/52750 Published: 2026-11-10T02:33:50.000Z Updated: 2026-11-10T02:33:50.000Z Section: Regulation > The listed contracts showed 17.5% odds for July 1, 2027, and 21.5% for Jan. 1, 2028. Prediction-market contracts on a Texas data-center moratorium showed odds from 1.9% for Jan. 1, 2027, to 32% for Jan. 1, 2029, while Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s permit proposal remains unimplemented. The listed odds were 1.9% for Jan. 1, 2027, 17.5% for July 1, 2027, 21.5% for Jan. 1, 2028, and 32% for Jan. 1, 2029. These are contract probabilities for different dates, not confirmation that Texas will enact a moratorium. Hinojosa campaigned on pausing approvals for new data centers. Her proposal has not taken effect. TokenPost previously covered [the proposal’s potential effect on crypto-linked projects in Texas](). ## Links in this article - [the proposal’s potential effect on crypto-linked projects in Texas](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/49873)