CoreWeave seeks Texas data center cooperation from governor-elect Hinojosa

Michael Intrator says CoreWeave supports growth that works for Texas; Gina Hinojosa campaigned for a pause on new data centers.

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Primary source: Bloomberg Technology

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Texas permitting is now a gating item for AI capacity, and Intrator's letter shows a major GPU cloud builder trying to negotiate the terms of a promised moratorium before it becomes law. The outcome will shape where CoreWeave and its rivals can build, how fast contracted AI demand turns into operating data centers, and who pays for the power and water those sites consume.

A laptop displays the CoreWeave logo beside a Texas flag, with a domed capitol building in the background at sunset.

CoreWeave has asked Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa's incoming administration to cooperate on current and future data center projects in the state, Bloomberg reported on November 7th. The letter came from co-founder and CEO Michael Intrator.…

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