On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, El Pasoans showed up but our city representatives didn’t show up for us.
Almost 200 people packed City Hall. The overflow room was full and there were nearly 200 residents signed up to speak. The public comment session on the Meta data center incentive agreement stretched across seven to eight hours, and the overwhelming message from person after person standing at that microphone was the same: we do not want this here. Not like this. Not at our expense.
And then the council, staring into the eyes of the people they claim to represent, Mayor Renard Johnson included, voted directly against the people who put them in power…