LAS CRUCES — A dozen county residents and representatives from local community organizations gathered in front of the Doña Ana County Government Center Wednesday morning, pressing commissioners to postpone a key vote on an enormous AI-training data center proposed for the Santa Teresa area.

“This fight … is not just about jobs and water, but in fact it’s about trust and transparency,” Daisy Maldonado, director of the Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, said, accusing public officials of negotiating proposals “in back rooms during secret meetings under nondisclosure agreements.”

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