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37. • GeneralCity of El Paso (El Paso County)

Discussion and action to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate negotiations to terminate the Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement and any related incentive agreements with Wurldwide LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc., in light of significant public concern regarding utility affordability, water resources, environmental impacts, infrastructure burdens, transparency concerns,

Presented in: City of El Paso City Council Meeting on 2026-06-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
FAILED (3 - 5)
“Approve”
ABSENT
AC
Alejandra Chávez
City Representative, District 1
NO
IN
Ivan Niño
City Representative, District 5
NO
AF
Art Fierro
City Representative, District 6
NO
CC
Chris Canales
City Representative, District 8
YES
JA
Josh Acevedo
City Representative, District 2
YES
DM
Deanna Maldonado-Rocha
City Representative, District 3
NO
CB
Cynthia Boyar Trejo
City Representative, District 4
NO
LL
Lily Limón
City Representative, District 7
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and action to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate negotiations to terminate the Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement and any related incentive agreements with Wurldwide LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc., in light of significant public concern regarding utility affordability, water resources, environmental impacts, infrastructure burdens, transparency concerns, questions regarding contractual enforceability and governmental immunity, and the adequacy of projected public benefits associated with the project.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.