Doña Ana County vote on incentives will be reviewed by court
March 24, 2026
by Algernon D’Ammassa
Albuquerque Journal
LAS CRUCES — One of the lawsuits challenging Doña Ana County’s support of the data center complex known as Project Jupiter will move forward after a state judge dismissed a bid to have the case dropped.
Vivian Fuller and Jose Saldaña Jr., an employee and volunteer, respectively, of the community organization Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, filed suit as individual citizens with representation by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center last October. They are seeking a judicial review of county commissioners’ approval of $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds and other public incentives, arguing the adoption of ordinances approving financing for the project violated the law and is void. …