Meta is planning a $10 billion AI data center in El Paso, Texas.

This is not a small project. It is one of the largest AI infrastructure expansions in the country, and it will demand enormous amounts of water and electricity in a region where resources are already limited.

West Texas is not an empty landscape waiting for corporate expansion. It is home to communities that rely on fragile water supplies and already face environmental and economic pressures.

Projects like this come with real consequences.

Across the country, large data centers have raised concerns about rising energy costs, strained water systems, and long-term environmental impact. In some cases, communities have seen their local resources stretched to the limit.

Now Meta is scaling this project up more than sixfold.

The company says it will use water recycling systems and support water restoration efforts. But promises are not protections. Without strict, enforceable limits, there is no guarantee that local communities will not bear the cost of this expansion.

This is not responsible growth. It is risk without accountability.

El Paso residents should not have to compete with a trillion-dollar company for water. Families should not face higher utility costs or long-term resource strain so that AI systems can expand at unprecedented scale.

We call on Texas state leaders, local officials, and regulatory agencies to halt or significantly limit this project until clear, enforceable protections are in place. This includes strict caps on water use, full transparency on environmental impact, and meaningful community consent before expansion continues.

Meta must not be allowed to move forward without proving that this project will not harm the people who live there.

Innovation should not come at the cost of basic resources.

Sign this petition to protect West Texas communities and demand that Meta’s expansion does not move forward without real safeguards.