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title: "OpenAI sends Texas governor a letter pledging responsible AI infrastructure"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/openai-sends-texas-governor-a-letter-pledging-responsible-ai-infrastruct-c26e02
source_name: "OpenAI"
source_url: https://openai.com/index/responsible-ai-infrastructure-texas
published: 2026-08-10T14:00:00.000Z
topics: ["policy"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# OpenAI sends Texas governor a letter pledging responsible AI infrastructure

*2026-08-10 · Source: [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/responsible-ai-infrastructure-texas)*

OpenAI sent Texas Governor Greg Abbott a letter outlining its commitments on responsible AI data center infrastructure, saying it supports reliable, transparent growth that benefits Texans.

**Why it matters:** The letter lands amid mounting backlash over AI data centers in Texas, including reporting that Amazon's planned Texas facility could become a top US CO2 source and accusations that Amazon dodged public review for a similar project. A public pledge like this reads as an attempt by OpenAI to get ahead of the same scrutiny before it lands on its own Texas buildout.

**Topics:** policy

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