Texas Senate candidate Paxton unveils datacenter plan with China tech ban and AI liability measures

Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, endorsed by Donald Trump, unveiled a "Texas First Data Center Plan" on August 25, 2026. The proposal would ban Chinese technology in U.S. datacenters, impose criminal liability for AI chatbots that endanger children, and require datacenters to add to Texas's electricity capacity rather than draw from the grid. He faces Democrat James Talarico in a close race.