Counsel for the companies that build, power and deploy AI, from the data center to the code to the customer.
Discuss your projectWe advise developers, data center operators and the businesses adopting AI, in Texas, New York and beyond.
Siting, power and permits for the facilities that train and run AI.
Who owns what the code produces, and who is allowed to use it.
Who pays when an AI system gets it wrong.
The rules for the data AI runs on, and for the systems themselves.
Four developments shaping how AI is built, powered and governed.
The Governor directed the TCEQ to halt all permits sought by data centers until ERCOT and the Texas Water Development Board finish their grid and water audits.
Governor’s release →The PUCT adopts Senate Bill 6 rules for new loads of 75 MW or more on the ERCOT grid: a $100,000 study fee and $50,000 per MW in financial security.
White & Case →High-risk obligations under the EU AI Act move to December 2, 2027, or August 2, 2028 for regulated products. Transparency duties apply from August 2, 2026.
EU Commission →TRAIGA bans certain harmful uses of AI and puts enforcement in the hands of the Texas Attorney General, with penalties of up to $200,000 per violation.
Texas AG →Summaries of public reports, linked for reference.
U.S. copyright requires a human author, and in March 2026 the Supreme Court declined to revisit that rule. Code generated entirely by AI may not be protected. Human selection, editing and arrangement can be, and contracts and trade-secret protections fill the gaps.
Yes. Senate Bill 6 requires new loads of 75 MW or more to be able to disconnect during grid emergencies, and in a 2026 ruling the PUCT held that a co-located data center’s curtailment isn’t limited by the size of its on-site generation. Power and hosting contracts should plan for it.
Yes. The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) took effect January 1, 2026. Many of its duties fall on government agencies, but it also bars any company from deploying AI intended to cause certain harms, such as unlawful discrimination, and the Attorney General enforces it.
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