ROUND ROCK, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was in Central Texas on Thursday, taking part in a roundtable on the future of semiconductor plants in the state. Semiconductor chips are used in electronic devices – everything from the cars we drive to our cellphones to the screen you're reading right now. Chips are largely produced overseas and there is a shortage, something experts say creates a national security concern. In 2022, Congress passed the CHIPS for America Act , allocating billions of dollars to build chip manufacturing plants. But Sen. Cruz said environmental regulations are delaying construction of those plants by…
