A national progressive organization partially funded by George Soros’ Open Society Foundations appears to have been actively opposing the development of data centers in Temple, Texas.
Indivisible Centex, the Bell County chapter of the national Indivisible group, held a week of action in late April against data center projects in Temple.
The campaign included a “Protest & Petition” event at Temple City Hall on April 24, efforts to recall city council members who supported the projects, and a virtual Zoom event on April 27 titled “Thirsty for Power: When Data Centers Drain Our Water.”
Screenshots of the events from social media were provided to The Dallas Express.
Funding and Connections
Indivisible has received more than $7.6 million from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations since 2017, including a two-year $3 million grant in 2023, according to OSF’s public grant database.
The financial ties appear to be matched by direct personnel connections.
Tom Perriello led OSF’s U.S. operations from 2018 to 2023 while serving on Indivisible’s national board. Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg previously served as Perriello’s policy director. Heather McGhee currently serves on the boards for both organizations.
Energy Expert Weighs In
Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, spoke to The Dallas Express about why it matters to keep an eye on groups like Indivisible, their background funding, and their interests.
“The protests outside Temple City Hall are being marketed as a local uprising. They aren’t.
Indivisible Centex is a chapter of a national organization that has taken more than $7 million from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations since 2017, and Indivisible is just one node in a much larger network. American Energy Institute’s new report documents more than $39 million in foreign funding flowing from Swiss, British, and Danish donors to the twelve activist groups now demanding Congress impose a national moratorium on data center construction,” Isaac told DX.
“This is the same playbook used against pipelines, refineries, and LNG terminals, now aimed at the grid load that AI, advanced manufacturing, and reshored industry require.
Texas leads the country in data center investment for the same reason we lead in energy production: abundant, affordable, reliable power and a regulatory environment that respects private property and free enterprise.
Foreign donors and the activists they fund want to erase that advantage.
Texans, and the elected officials they sent to Austin and Washington, should treat this for what it is: an organized effort by people who don’t live here, don’t pay our taxes, and don’t share our interests to dictate what we build on our own land,” Isaac added.
Indivisible has not responded to The Dallas Express’ inquiry for comment on its funding or its connection to Soros and the Open Society Foundation as of the time of publication.
