Outside El Paso, data center public meeting ends with physical clash and arrests

Project Jupiter — part of OpenAI’s $500B Stargate project with Oracle and SoftBank — touts $4.7B in economic impact. Residents say they’re not being heard.

By: Julia Gentin

Outlets: Technical.ly

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 1,982

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and The Santa Fe New Mexican and is reproduced here with permission.

The fallout from a rambunctious public meeting last week on the divisive southern New Mexico data center Project Jupiter is escalating.

A private security guard accused of pushing a protester to the ground could be facing criminal charges. A lawsuit appears to be forthcoming from four demonstrators, including two who were …

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