Democratic Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who's running for Texas governor, speaks during a recent press conference in San Antonio.

Credit: Stephanie Koithan State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, Texas' Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Thursday called on incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a moratorium on new data center construction until lawmakers can better regulate them.

Hinojosa's demand comes with Texas in the middle of a data center boom.