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Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium

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Data centers have been a flash point in the 2026 midterm elections, including Abbott's bid for reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ABAT AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

    GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ACM AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP

    GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS

    GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp

    GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • CRDO CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING

    GA selected CRDO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DJT TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP COM

    GA selected DJT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Data centers have been a flash point in the 2026 midterm elections, including Abbott's bid for reelection against Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.

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American Battery Technology (ABAT) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium,” American Battery Technology (ABAT) is -40.00%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a -39.12% difference versus the market.

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Filings that name American Battery Technology (ABAT) around 21 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around American Battery Technology (ABAT)

Companies carried with this story

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium.” Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACM Aecom

    Aecom (ACM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium.” Reason on file: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities

    For “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium,” Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding

    Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium.” Reason on file: GA selected CRDO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DJT Trump Media & Technology Group

    Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium.” Reason on file: GA selected DJT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

American Battery Technology (ABAT)

“Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium” (21 Sep 2026) reaches American Battery Technology (ABAT) through this story.

For American Battery Technology (ABAT), the reason on file says GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Aecom (ACM) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for American Battery Technology (ABAT)

ABAT traded between 1.42 and 2.42 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.44. ACM traded between 56.41 and 63.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 57.99. AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59.

What the saved facts support for American Battery Technology (ABAT)

46 out of 100

“Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.