Paxton Issues Water-Use Letters to Data Centers in Tom Green County and Across Texas

San Angelo, TX, October 15, 2026 —

Texas Attorney General Paxton has issued letters concerning water usage to data centers in Tom Green County and elsewhere in Texas, according to the information provided. The available summary does not specify when the letters were issued, how many were sent or which data centers received them.

The letters are described as concerning water usage, but their specific questions, requests or other contents were not provided. The information also does not say whether the letters seek records, ask recipients to take any action or address a particular water-use practice. No response from the data centers is included.

The scope is described as including Tom Green County and locations throughout Texas. The summary does not identify other counties or cities, and it does not clarify whether the letters were sent to every data center in the state or to selected facilities. It also does not provide figures on water use or describe any findings about the facilities’ consumption.

Further details about the matter are not available in the supplied information. It does not state the date of the attorney general’s action, the legal authority cited, whether any investigation or enforcement action is underway, or what may happen next. The names of the recipient facilities and any deadline for responding were also not provided. On the information available, the confirmed development is limited to Paxton issuing letters concerning water usage to data centers in Tom Green County and across Texas.

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