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El Paso Matters to the Rescue

2026-08-07 Rich Wright ballpark, Borderplex Alliance, Data Centers, Economic Development, El Paso Matters, El Paso Times, Media, MountainStar Sports Group, Project Jupiter, Public Private Partnerships, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The

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The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

2026-08-05 Kent Paterson Data Centers, Politics, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the

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The Data Center Chronicles: The Battle of Jupiter Comes to Albuquerque

2026-07-06 Kent Paterson Data Centers, Project Jupiter, Sunland Park Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson If you reside in Albuquerque, have you seen a television ad for Project Jupiter? Heard a radio

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The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

2026-06-04 Kent Paterson Data Centers, New Mexico, Slider 2 comments

By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become

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Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond

2026-04-16 Kent Paterson CRRUA, Data Centers, Project Jupiter, Slider, Sunland Park, Water One comment

By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting

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People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles

2026-03-31 Kent Paterson Slider, Data Centers, Meta, Project Jupiter 3 comments

By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open

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  • Tim Holt on How Much AI Is Too Much AI?
  • Tim Holt on NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States”
  • Javier Cotera on La Cucaracha

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