Texas has a built-in brake on rapid, sweeping data-center restrictions: its Legislature only meets in regular session every two years. That gives current projects more continuity than campaign rhetoric suggests. @TeslaBoomerMama explains that regular lawmaking runs from January into May, with roughly a year and a half between sessions. Special sessions can be called, but they're usually narrow and last no more than 30 days. New legislation also needs both chambers, and Republicans retain the Senate. A new governor can shape the debate, but turning it into a broad new regime takes legislative agreement and time. $SPCX

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa used her first news conference since winning election to spotlight her scrutiny of the potential sale of state park land to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

TEXAS GOVERNOR-ELECT CALLS FOR HALT TO NEW DATA CENTERS Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa wants data-center development paused until new laws protect residents. “We need to stop what we are doing with data centers until we have those protections,” she told CNN. Hinojosa also said Elon Musk’s companies can operate in Texas, but on her administration’s terms, despite Musk backing her Republican opponent.