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TX El Paso City Council June 9, 2026

El Paso City Council Meta Data Center Incentive and Water Agreement Vote

At a contentious June 9, 2026 meeting, the El Paso City Council voted to uphold its Chapter 380 tax abatement and water supply agreement for Meta's 800 million dollar hyperscale data center in Northeast El Paso as residents chanted Vote them out over desert aquifer depletion.

Jurisdiction El Paso, TX
Governing Body El Paso City Council
Meeting Date June 9, 2026
Extracted Clips 1 clip · 1 opposed · 0 supporting
Water Tax Abatements Power & Grid Zoning
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Archived meeting broadcast · CBS19 Ready at Clip 1 (0:09 to 0:39) · Resident public comment
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El Paso City Council Meta Data Center Incentive and Water Agreement Vote

El Paso City Council · June 9, 2026

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  1. Clip 1 · 0:09 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording

    El Paso residents chant Vote them out after the City Council votes to keep its tax incentive and water agreement with Meta for a Northeast El Paso data center.

    "The crowd started to chant, Vote them out after the decision. At the meeting, many residents spoke out against the facility, with a few supporting it. Some say the center will deplete the area's water supply and compromise air quality. Others say the data center will bring jobs and prevent people. From leaving the city, the city manager says they cannot cancel the Meta agreement because it would be a financial risk to taxpayers. Meta is expected to bring 300 full time employees to run the data center,"

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Statement and primary filing El Paso, TX Hearing Record → Project Dossier: meta-el-paso-data-center-tx →
Water Tax Abatements Zoning
Column A · Dated Statement
Meta Platforms & City of El Paso Economic Development Office Hyperscale Operator & Municipal Economic Development Staff
Venue: El Paso Northeast Data Center Announcement & Sustainability Briefing
"Pledged that the 800 million dollar Northeast El Paso data center campus would operate as a water positive facility restoring more water to the regional watershed than it consumes."
Column B · Primary Government Record
City of El Paso Chapter 380 Tax Abatement & El Paso Water Utilities Industrial Supply Agreement
El Paso Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement · June 9, 2026 City Council Vote
Agency or Venue: El Paso City Council & El Paso Water Utilities
"Municipal contract records and El Paso Water disclosures authorize the Northeast El Paso data center campus to draw millions of gallons of desert groundwater per day from El Paso Water Utilities, a contract the El Paso City Council voted to keep in place on June 9, 2026 as residents chanted Vote them out."
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