Why are there so many data centres in Texas?

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I've been searching for online hosting recently and have noticed a high concentration of hosting providers in Texas.

Just wondering why this is? It couldn't be possibly be because of temperature (I don't think Texas is a particularly cool place to be) or maybe power is cheaper in Texas vs the rest of the States? Or maybe it's just there are laws in place which give hosting providers tax breaks?

Would be very interested to find out.

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