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James Dickey

@jamesdickey

Texas Government Affairs | Former GOP State Chairman & RNC Member | Fox News, C-SPAN | Host, Winning On Issues | Stanford • Baylor MBA | https://t.co/bdbkfuRKjm

Austin, TX Katılım Eylül 2008
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James Dickey
James Dickey@jamesdickey·
This is the way.
Hillary Hickland@HicklandHillary

I joined Rep. Brad Buckley, Senator Pete Flores, Rep. Drew Darby, and Rep. Ellen Troxclair in sending a formal letter to PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson and the Commissioners. We are requesting an immediate meeting to discuss the Bell County East to Big Hill 765kV transmission project. This line goes far beyond the original intent of HB 5066 and is not needed right now to keep the grid reliable. ERCOT’s own December 2024 sequencing report makes it clear: only two of the three Permian Basin import paths are required by 2030. Instead of rushing more massive transmission lines across private property, we should be prioritizing dispatchable generation right here in Texas — closer to the fuel source — to deliver the reliable, affordable power our families and businesses actually need after Winter Storm Uri. Texas deserves a smarter, more deliberate approach that protects property rights, holds down costs, and truly strengthens our grid. Full letter attached. We look forward to sitting down with the PUC and continuing this important conversation with Texans. @EllenTroxclair @BradBuckleyDVM @PeteFlores_TX @DrewDarbyTX

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James Dickey@jamesdickey·
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies... those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." - CS Lewis
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Steve Everley
Steve Everley@saeverley·
Electricity demand for appliances and electric transport is growing faster than data center electricity demand. Kinda convenient how proponents of gas stove bans and EV mandates are blaming data centers for higher energy prices, isn't it?
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Ian Miles Cheong
Ian Miles Cheong@ianmiles·
.@JTLonsdale warns that the CCP is trying to win the war for AI by fueling AI doomerism in the U.S.: "China's best strategy against America is to get us to be not confident enough to keep building."
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Daniel Alders
Daniel Alders@DanielAldersTX·
Important comments from Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) here about data centers. Technology is changing the equation rapidly, so what we thought 12 months ago might be different than what is being realized on the ground in the upcoming months and years. I don't say that to defend data centers, and as @johnrich notes in the comments - we need to protect our farmland and ag production in this state and country. At the end of the day, let's make sure we're being honest and rational as we evaluate these large-scale developments. There's a right way and a wrong way to proceed, and there are certain areas that will be better suited than others.
Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful@kevinolearytv

I’m the only developer of data centers on earth that graduated from environmental studies. I'm pretty aware of what these concerns are. They are around air, water use, heat, noise pollution. So sustainability is at the heart of what we do in terms of all these proposals. We search for the best technology. There's many air-cooled turbines now, so you're blending in air-cooled versus water. There's so many different ways to generate power. We can also put a percentage of the power generation through solar, wind, and batteries because the battery technology is 10X more efficient than it was just five years ago. So that's very helpful because it makes the cost of energy lower.

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Dustin Burrows
Dustin Burrows@Burrows4TX·
My joint statement with @LtGovTX Patrick on 2026 summer camp operations:
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James Dickey@jamesdickey·
"Datacenters use a lot of water" is true. It's also the sentence winning Texas permit fights without telling anyone whether the facility on the agenda will leave the basin with more water in it, or less. Two operating Texas datacenters show the spread: 🧵
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James Dickey@jamesdickey·
The full list of questions and examples of each kind of project are in the article at @james_dickey/what-datacenters-use-a-lot-of-water-misses-fcdac1ec3d24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@james_dickey/…
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James Dickey@jamesdickey·
The misleading "datacenters use lots of water" won some permit fights. But the details on a project make all the difference. Texas leaders know to consider all of what matters. With datacenter developments, that's the level of conversation we need to have. Ask the right ?s.
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Dave Carney
Dave Carney@granitewinger·
ProTip: IMHO lobbyists who trash the top lege priority next session with their secret dinners should remember that the system works both ways... unless they only have taxpayer funded clients they should get on board or their other clients might just drop your firm. #txlege
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🇺🇸 Kyle Bass 🇹🇼
🇺🇸 Kyle Bass 🇹🇼@Jkylebass·
The University of Michigan receives $1.17 billion in annual federal funding. It’s time to stop the funding all together. @POTUS @DOJCivil @SecScottBessent @howardlutnick @DonaldJTrumpJr
StopAntisemitism@StopAntisemites

At today’s University of Michigan graduation, Professor Derek Peterson thanked anti-Israel protesters for 2 years of campus chaos. Turning a commencement speech into a political rant like this is grounds for termination. Sickening.

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James Dickey@jamesdickey·
Speaker @Burrows4TX has a long history of working with and representing his constituents and our Party very well. We are fortunate to have him in the role.
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