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El Paso County
El Paso City Council is moving forward with a tax break for Meta’s new data center, ignoring hours of public outcry. The project is officially a go, meaning the massive facility will be built as originally planned.
At a glance
Stable — consistent level of discussion. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 2 the 60 before.
Commitment of county tax increments up to $73 million over a multi-year period for sports park construction.
Residents of Horizon City, El Paso County, and surrounding rural communities gain access to upgraded recreational and sports tourism facilities.
Local residents who fear water shortages and increased utility bills.
The county partnered with Horizon City to dedicate tax increments toward building a major regional sports park, ensuring funds are strictly used for construction and shared community use.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Meta agreed to new guidelines for its Texas data center operations, but the announcement appears to have no effect on the company's Northeast El Paso project or previously approved local incentives. The post Meta-Abbott agreemen...
Meta Platforms appears not to have breached its tax break agreement with the city of El Paso when the technology giant last week sold majority ownership of its data center project here to BlackRock. The post BlackRock takes majority ownership of Meta...
After seven hours of public comment, much of it opposing the project, El Paso City Council voted 5-3 against a proposal that could have led to the termination of incentive agreements with Meta for its Northeast El Paso data center. The post City of E...
Community members are calling for the county to cancel its contract with Meta, arguing that the data center will strain local water and energy resources.
‘We can’t do this a lot’: El Paso Water CEO warns as questions grow over Meta data center’s water use El Paso Matters
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