Hello, and thank you for joining our team! My name is James Matlock and I am running for Texas Railroad Commissioner. The Railroad Commission is the state’s permitting, regulatory, and oversight agency of the oil and gas, pipeline, and mining industries in Texas. I got involved in politics because I am tired of the lies. I decided to run for Texas Railroad Commission after hearing the lies over the years that have led to high inflation. “Don’t tell me that we have a crisis when I’m still seeing waste.” James Matlock Our government and corporate leaders are constantly bombarding us with one crisis after another. Every time there’s a new crisis, it’s the taxpayers that pay. Now we are watching a manipulated crisis play out over our water. They are building AI data centers in the worst places possible. Texas just passed a $2 billion water fund. This will cost the taxpayers $2 billion annually for water projects around the state and removes legislative oversight. The oil and gas industry produces 588 million gallons of water per day, just in Texas. This is more than enough to supply the data centers. We currently inject the water deep in the ground. We are running out of pore space. Check out my website https://matlockfortexas.com for more information on the campaign. I coauthored this resolution that has been adopted by the Texas SREC with a vote of 59-6 and is poised to become a priority bill. Our water should not be a partisan issue; therefore, we need this resolution to be adopted by the DNC as well. It has to be adopted and passed verbatim. RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA CENTERS TO FOLLOW OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY WATER PROTOCOLS AND UTILIZE RECYCLED WATER   WHEREAS , Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers are projected to require approximately five million gallons of water per day for cooling and operational needs; and   WHEREAS, New cooling technologies allow for water to be recycled and reused, reducing fresh water demand and minimizing stress on Texas aquifers; and   WHEREAS , Comparable water management protocols are already established and proven effective in the oil and gas industry, including the use of interconnected reserve pits designed for water recycling and heat management; and   WHEREAS , A system of three interconnected reserve pits, each holding approximately 100,000 gallons (measuring thirty-eight feet by thirty-eight feet by ten feet deep), would provide adequate capacity for AI data centers while reducing their freshwater intake; and   WHEREAS , Utilizing recycled water from the oil and gas industry would prevent unnecessary depletion of natural aquifers and conserve resources for Texas communities and agriculture; and   WHEREAS , The process of using water to pull heat from computer chips can simultaneously generate up to 1.5 megawatts of electricity, thereby reducing overall demand on the Texas electric grid; and   WHEREAS , Establishing uniform standards for AI data centers would ensure fairness, protect Texas resources, and encourage responsible innovation;   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the policy of ____________________, AI data centers operating in Texas to require: Follow the same water management and recycling protocols currently required of the oil and gas industry; Utilize interconnected reserve pits of sufficient size to allow full water recycling and storage; Prioritize the use of recycled water from oil and gas operations to protect Texas aquifers; Implement technologies that convert heat into power to reduce strain on the electric grid. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution shall be sent to the Governor of Texas, the Texas Legislature, the Texas Railroad Commission, and other relevant regulatory agencies for prompt consideration and implementation.