March 22, 2026

by Gabe Chavez
KRQE

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M.– A significant victory has been achieved by a New Mexico environmental group against a proposed data center in southwestern New Mexico amid efforts to dismiss the lawsuit. Known as Project Jupiter, the center is a controversial development located in Doña Ana County. …

by Organ Mountain News

A judge denied Doña Ana County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over Project Jupiter incentives, allowing the case to move forward and ordering review of the county’s decision.

Court denies county’s motion to dismiss, orders review of decision to approve $165 billion in incentives

LAS CRUCES – A state judge has denied Doña Ana County’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its approval of tax incentives tied to Project Jupiter. …

March 21, 2026

by Paul Schulz
KVIA

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center against Doña Ana County can move forward, despite efforts by the county to have the case dismissed. …

March 20, 2026
KTSM

EL PASO, Texas — A District Court judge in Las Cruces has ruled that the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s lawsuit against Doña Ana County and its financing of the controversial Project Jupiter data center project can move ahead.

According to the center, Judge Jennifer DeLaney denied the Doña Ana County Commission’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing on Friday, March 20. …

March 20, 2026

by KFOX

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A judge has denied the Dona Ana County Board of Commissioners’ request to dismiss an IRB/LEDA funding lawsuit tied to Project Jupiter filed by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center.

The lawsuit is the second filed last month against the county commission.