Written by Jake Lehrer We are 5 months away from the Texas Legislature meeting, and until then, residents and politicians face uncertainty as to how to regulate the growing AI-driven data center industry.

We invited a host of companies to come into the state, touting economic boom, jobs, and Texas as the leader in the development of AI. And granted, those components are there.

But we have not, and still do not, fully understand the depth and breadth of what the long-term implications are for our state, communities, environment, and health.