Elon Musk's SpaceX plans a $24 billion data center in South Texas

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SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, plans to build a $24 billion data center on the outskirts of Brownsville, in South Texas, despite the city's moratorium on data center construction in force since last week. At the company's request, Brownsville de-annexed the land intended for the project. Texas's Democratic governor-elect, Gina Hinojosa, has called for a statewide moratorium on data centers.

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SpaceX is planning a $24 billion data center near Brownsville, Texas.
The plan moves forward despite the city's data center moratorium in force since last week.
Brownsville de-annexed the project's land at the request of Musk's company.

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