Take action: vote to stop the 765-kV lines
Elect leaders who prioritize Texans
Vote Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor. As governor, Hinojosa could appoint new commissioners who can block new lines. Check what other officials are on the ballot below so you can elect officials who can help stop new lines.
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Sources: Wikipedia · Wikipedia · Texas Southern University (via Texas Tribune) · U.S. Census Bureau
Make your voice heard
- Check if your land is on a proposed route. See the route map and the full county list, and watch your mail for a landowner notice from the utility.
- File comments with the PUC. Anyone can file a public comment in the cases still pending, Big Hill–Sand Lake (Docket 59182) and Bell County East–Big Hill (Docket 59475), asking regulators to keep the lines away from homes, schools and working land. The other three Permian lines are already approved, so for them it's up to the governor and the Legislature.
- Tell your state lawmakers to keep these lines off our land. The Legislature meets in January 2027. Look up your representative and senator and ask them to stop powerlines built for data centers and crypto miners from cutting through Texas homes and ranches.
- Warn your neighbors. Many landowners say they learned about these routes too late. Share this site so the people near you know before it's decided.
Sources: KUT
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Texas 2026 Election Information
★Decisions made by state officials affect what we pay on our electric bills. Here are the key dates and resources to help you vote.
- Early voting in person
- Monday, October 19 – Friday, October 30
- Mail ballot application
- Must be received by Friday, October 23
- Election Day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
Sources: Fox 7 Austin · Texas Secretary of State
Where the candidates stand
Here is the public record on where candidates for state and federal office stand on utility costs, data centers, and the electric grid:
- Appointed all five commissioners on the Public Utility Commission who approved the 765,000-volt lines.
- Promoted Texas as "#1 for blockchain & cryptocurrency" and encouraged miners to set up in the state.
- Took $100,000 in a single reporting period from Oncor, one of the utilities building and profiting from the 765-kV lines.
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0★ Vote for Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa
- Says data centers arriving without notice are "a violation of our rights, our property rights as Texans."
- Would make data center companies prove households won't pay more for electricity, including hidden costs for grid upgrades and transmission.
- Called for a moratorium on new data center hookups until the Legislature meets in January.
Photo: RRC1701, CC0
Ken Paxton
Texas attorney general
- Calls his support for data centers "a yes with conditions," arguing there is "plenty of open space in Texas" to build them.
- Previously voted to give data centers a state sales-tax exemption that helped bring them to Texas.
- Wants to co-sponsor the DATA Act to cut federal regulations on data centers.
- Asked regulators only to delay the 765-kV lines for a legislative review, not to reject them.
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0★ Vote for Talarico
James Talarico
- Says data centers are "taking over" rural Texas farmland, and pledges to stand with the farmers and ranchers who feed Texas.
- Would let local communities decide whether they want a data center in their town.
- Wants large industrial energy users to pay for their own power infrastructure and grid hookups.
- "Data centers are jacking up utility bills across the state of Texas."
Photo: Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0
