Texas GOP could stall Trump’s bold AI vision with red tape as China races ahead: 'Investors are nervous'

President Donald Trump s high-tech moonshot may hit a Texas-sized speed bump and it s coming from his own party Trump s AI initiative dubbed Stargate aims to build ultra-powerful facts centers across the country Backed by heavyweights like OpenAI Oracle SoftBank and the UAE-funded MGX the project represents a billion bet on the future with Texas chosen as ground zero for the first centers But a new Texas bill Senate Bill could delay or derail that momentum The bill adds a six-month regulatory review on top of an existing -month timeline while also requiring new fees and mandatory backup generators doubling approval time and inflating costs SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE ROLLS OUT IMPLEMENTATION OF AI FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RECORDSAnd while the measure is pitched as a safeguard against another Winter Storm Uri-style blackout Trump allies warn it could torpedo a generational opportunity This bill would be a serious roadblock to the president s vision announced Vance Ginn president of Ginn Economic Consulting and former chief economist at the White House Office of Management and Budget during Trump s first term in an specific interview with Fox News Digital It s a misguided effort that s rooted in fear fear of vitality scarcity fear of AI fear of the future According to Ginn the bill s hefty requirements including a grid connection fee and a so-called kill switch that would let the Electric Reliability Council of Texas cut power to information centers could end up pushing these billion-dollar projects out of Texas entirely These companies aren t just using potential Ginn reported Multiple of them truly put excess electricity back onto the grid So instead of hurting Texas they help stabilize it Stargate has already broken ground in Abilene but the next material centers are still up in the air If Texas becomes too costly or complicated experts warn the back half of the project might never happen even as rival states like Wyoming and Tennessee court businesses without Texas s infrastructure WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE AND EQUIPMENT CHIEF WARNS CHINA IS 'CATCHING UP' IN AI RACE The Texas legislature should be working in lockstep with President Trump to build out AI infrastructure not throwing up restrictions Ginn added The AI revolution is here If Texas fumbles this it will fall behind The bill s sponsor Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick insists the law won t hurt Trump s agenda Senate Bill genuinely ensures President Trump s Stargate Plan is a success Patrick revealed in a report We are in lockstep with the president on his goal to make America number one and dominate China on AI input centers and cryptocurrency Even with a Trump endorsement for Patrick's re-election Trump-aligned economists say the state is playing a dangerous battle We re already seeing signs of this Ginn warned Microsoft has pulled back on projects Investors are nervous And meanwhile China s forging ahead A Chinese startup called DeepSeek has made headlines for rolling out cutting-edge AI models in record time triggering fresh anxiety about America s standing in the global AI arms race This isn t just about innovation Ginn reported This is national defense If we re six months behind China we may never catch up Trump has backed up his AI push with hard procedures including a blanket tariff on all imports and a steep tariff on Chinese goods disclosed just last week But those tariffs could also raise the price of key material center components from steel to electrical transformers Despite the tradeoffs the Trump administration sees Stargate as a cornerstone of st-century American leadership in everything from mentoring to healthcare CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Texas should be leading Ginn declared We can t let fear of the unknown hold us back