Last November, Texas Congressman Jake Ellzey, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly, Governor Greg Abbott, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Google Senior Director Amanda Peterson Corio touted Google’s plan to spend $40 billion in Texas on AI and data centers at an event in Midlothian. Credit: Google. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has never been known for his strong political convictions. His views on any given issue are, well, malleable.