德州环境质量委员会（TCEQ）已关闭其自动化许可申报系统STEERS，并暂停了17项数据中心项目的雨水建设许可。
Texas Shuts Down Automated Permitting Portal and Suspends 17 Data Center Approvals The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has shut down its automated permit filing system, STEERS, and suspended 17 stormwater construction permits for data center projects.
此举是在监督组织FracTracker Alliance和Public Citizen报告称，尽管州长格雷格·阿博特9月呼吁暂停数据中心许可审批，该门户仍继续自动发放批准（包括针对OpenAI和亚马逊项目的批准）之后发生的。TCEQ宣布，该系统暂时停用，以过渡到人工员工审核。该机构未回应置评请求。
The move occurred after reports from watchdog groups FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizen revealed that the portal continued issuing automated approvals, including for OpenAI and Amazon developments, despite Governor Greg Abbott's September call to pause data center permitting. TCEQ announced that the system was temporarily disabled to transition to manual staff reviews. The agency did not respond to requests for comment.