Key facts
- Hinojosa said Texas should stop what it is doing with data centers until protections are in place.
- Hinojosa said the state will have laws to protect Texans.
- Hinojosa said Texas can work with Elon Musk and his companies on her administration's terms.
Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview on November 5, 2026 that the state needs to stop what it is doing with data centers until it has measures in place to protect Texans.
"We will have laws to protect Texans, and we need to stop what we are doing with data centers until we have those protections," Hinojosa said, according to Reuters.
Hinojosa also said Texas can have a strong working relationship with billionaire Elon Musk and his companies, but on her administration's terms, she added.