El Paso City Council to Consider Data Centre Policy Framework and Project Pause
DATA AND AI INFRASTRUCTURE
The El Paso City Council plans to address a proposal on February 17 that seeks to establish a formal data centre policy framework. The proposal includes a temporary pause on negotiations for new data centre projects. If approved, the city manager will be tasked with creating a draft Data Center Policy Framework within 60 days, halting all related development discussions during this period.

Feb 18, 2026, 6:19 AM