State Rep. Calls on City Leaders for 'El Paso First' in Upcoming Meta Discussion

ABC-7 Xtra Sunday - City to reconsider Meta data center contract, and YISD budget crunch

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Should the City of El Paso cancel the incentive contract for the Meta data center? That's a question at the core a discussion on next week's city council agenda that will re-visit the incentives given to the Facebook parent company for the facility already under construction in Northeast.  At issue for some city representatives is if the benefits to the community outweigh the costs of tax breaks and concerns of the use o…

State rep. calls on City leaders for 'El Paso first' in upcoming Meta discussion

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- State Rep. Mary González, D-San Elizario, is calling for City leaders to put "El Paso first" in the upcoming discussion about the hyperscale Meta data center in a statement released on Friday, June 5. This comes after a City Council member proposed an agenda item to cancel the incentive agreement [...]

City of El Paso to discuss breaking incentive agreement for Meta data center

Breaking its economic development contract with Meta could cost the city of El Paso upwards of $1 billion, but the cost is worth it for at least one city rep.