No project in Unincorporated El Paso County, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the El Paso County Commissioners Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits. Texas counties have very few zoning powers, so land outside cities often has few local rules.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Meta El Paso data center campus
El Paso, El Paso County
1,000 acres · for Meta
🕒 July 28, 2026: Meta and BlackRock announced a joint venture to own and pay for the campus. Meta will be…
Proposedabout 13 miles awayFort Bliss Army data center (Carlyle)
El Paso, El Paso County
1,384 acres
🕒 May 21, 2026: U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar wrote to the Secretary of the Army asking for more openness. …
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated El Paso County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated El Paso County: Rio Grande Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or El Paso Electric Co. (company).
In much of Texas you can pick who sells you power, but this company owns the power lines.
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Texas.