Paxton's Senate Bid Includes Datacenter Crackdown on Chinese Tech

Trump-endorsed Republican Ken Paxton released his "Texas First Data Center Plan" on August 25, 2026. It would ban Chinese technology in U.S. datacenters, impose criminal liability for AI chatbots endangering children, and require datacenters to add power capacity rather than strain Texas's grid. Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in a close Senate race.