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Austin Considers New Water Rules For Large Data Centers
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 13, 5:45 PM CDT
updated Oct 15, 6:22 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KVUE and KTBC (FOX 7 Austin), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Austin considers new water rules for large data centers · KVUEOct 13, 5:45 PM CDT
156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirements · KTBC (FOX 7 Austin)Oct 15, 6:22 PM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 13, 6:31 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 15, 6:59 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.