El Paso residents speak out against Meta data center deal

Name: El Paso residents speak out against Meta data center deal
Uploaded: 2026-06-22T23:00:01.000Z
Duration: 1 min 9 s
Description: Nearly 200 El Paso residents protested at City Hall against a tax deal for a Meta data center, citing concerns about water supply and air pollution. The City Council voted 5-3 to uphold the agreement, which grants Meta an 80% tax break for 25 years on its $10 billion data center project in Northeast El Paso.

News Clip1:09Courier Texas·El Paso, El Paso County, TX·6/22/2026

Nearly 200 El Paso residents protested at City Hall against a tax deal for a Meta data center, citing concerns about water supply and air pollution. The City Council voted 5-3 to uphold the agreement, which grants Meta an 80% tax break for 25 years on its $10 billion data center project in Northeast El Paso.

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Nearly 200 people showed up to El Paso City Hall to demand their council kill a sweetheart tax deal with Meta. The council voted 5-3 to keep the agreement, which gives Meta an 80% break on city taxes for 25 years on a $10 billion data center being built in Northeast El Paso. ⁣
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Opponents say it will drain the city's water supply and pollute its air. The crowd chanted "vote them out" on the way out the door.