World's Richest Person Elon Musk Seeks Corporate Welfare for Texas Data Center | Common Dreams
Common Dreams reports that Elon Musk is seeking a property tax break for a proposed $24 billion SpaceX data center and gas-fired power plant near Brownsville, Texas, as local residents mobilize against it, Brownsville commissioners approved a 90-day permit moratorium, and lawmakers from both parties are pushing to roll back data center tax breaks ahead of the January 12 legislative session. The article cites quotes from opponents like Bekah Hinojosa and Jacqueline Morales, SpaceX's $27.5 billion incentive package in Louisiana, and Democrats' "blue tsunami" wins, with governor-elect Gina Hinojosa pledging a ban on new data center approvals.
