{"id":4746,"date":"2026-08-21T06:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:37:46","slug":"talarico-rips-paxtons-data-center-donors-but-hes-in-bed-with-them-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4746","title":{"rendered":"Talarico Rips Paxton\u2019s Data Center Donors \u2014 But He\u2019s In Bed With Them Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Democratic Texas Sen. candidate James Talarico has accepted millions from donors tied to the data center industry while accusing his opponent Ken Paxton of selling Texans out on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4744\">Montgomery County Bringing Everyone\u2019s Favorite Red-Light Cameras To Green Lights Too<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies and then he turns around and protects those companies at our expense,\u201d Talarico said during an interview Aug. 13 with MS NOW. <strong>(RELATED: Cornyn Aide Takes Job With Talarico: REPORT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paxton has received roughly $400,000 from data-center-connected donors, according to a NOTUS report, which cites Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, including reports filed by several political action committees. <\/p>\n<p>Talarico, a Texas state senator, has received more than $11 million from donors with ties to the industry, according to FEC records. <\/p>\n<p>He has rolled out his own proposals for regulating data centers ahead of the 2026 Senate race.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Some of Talarico\u2019s largest financial backers have connections to the data-center and AI industries, including Reid Hoffman, his largest individual donor, according to a Texas Tribune report.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman has contributed $10 million to the Lone Star Rising (LSR) PAC supporting Talarico, according to FEC filings. Hoffman is also a major Microsoft shareholder, with billions of dollars invested in the company, which operates and continues to expand data centers across Texas and the country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4742\">Man Behind Grisly Holocaust Survivor Murders Finally Identified Decades Later<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbQNpJWHk6g?si=ZyVVXrgVYD4FMv8t\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft announced in July 2025 plans to invest $80 billion in AI data centers and infrastructure, including major projects in Texas, four of which are in San Antonio. Hoffman has also publicly advocated for expanding U.S. data-center capacity and energy infrastructure to remain globally competitive. <strong>(RELATED: How Politicians Changed Their Tune On Data Centers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Stephen Mandel, founder and managing member of Lone Pine Capital, has also contributed roughly $500,000 to Talarico-affiliated groups, including LSR PAC, according to FEC filings.<\/p>\n<p>Mandel\u2019s investment portfolio includes companies tied to the data-center boom, including Talen Energy, which provides power for data centers, and Teradyne, which designs and manufactures advanced industrial robotics for the biggest tech companies.<\/p>\n<p>Tench Coxe, a director at Nvidia who serves on several of the company\u2019s committees, also has ties to the AI and data-center industry. Nvidia promotes the expansion of AI data centers and has been involved in projects in West Texas and Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>Coxe\u2019s wife, Simone, donated $500,000 in two installments to Talarico\u2019s LSR PAC, according to the two FEC filings. Simone and Tench Coxe are also part-owners of Major League Soccer\u2019s Austin FC. <strong>(RELATED: Hatred For Data Centers So Powerful We Now Have Our First Unhinged Commercial Bashing Them)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller reached out to Talarico\u2019s campaign for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4741\">Taiwan Unveils Record Defense Budget As China Threat Grows<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is attacking Paxton over data center-related donors while accepting millions from donors tied to the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2061,534,494,3026,1788,3911,110],"class_list":["post-4746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-data-centers","tag-james-talarico","tag-ken-paxton","tag-microsoft","tag-nvidia","tag-reid-hoffman","tag-texas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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