El Paso Organization Spends on Council Races Amid Data Center Opposition
A grassroots organization in El Paso, Amanecer People's Project, has spent close to $30,000 on mailers for local City Council races. The organization, which opposes Meta's data center, utilized a nonprofit fiscal agent, Ground Game Texas, to fund these mailers…
El Paso, TX, October 30, 2026 —
In El Paso, the grassroots organization Amanecer People’s Project has allocated nearly $30,000 towards mailers supporting local City Council races. This spending comes as the organization voices opposition to Meta’s proposed data center in the area.
The financial activity was facilitated through Ground Game Texas, a nonprofit fiscal agent. This arrangement allowed Amanecer People’s Project to fund the mailers without publicly disclosing the identities of the specific donors contributing to the effort. Under Texas election finance law, such practices, where funding flows through a non-disclosing entity, are often characterized as “dark money.” The exact amount spent was reported as close to $30,000.
The specific local City Council races targeted by these mailers were not detailed in the provided information. Similarly, the nature of Amanecer People’s Project’s opposition to Meta’s data center project, including the specific concerns or impacts cited, was not elaborated upon. The timeline for when these mailers were distributed or are scheduled for distribution was also not specified.
Ground Game Texas, serving as the fiscal agent, is a nonprofit entity that supported the distribution of funds for the campaign materials. The specific details regarding the source of funds received by Ground Game Texas were not made public, consistent with the description of the practice as “dark money.” Information regarding any permits or approvals related to these mailers or their distribution was not available.
Amanecer People’s Project’s use of a fiscal agent to channel political spending highlights a method of campaign finance that permits anonymity for donors. This approach is a subject of ongoing discussion and regulation within election law, particularly concerning transparency and accountability in political advertising. The contractor responsible for producing and distributing the mailers was not identified.
Story summarized from the original created by Robert Moore on elpasomatters.org, see more information here.
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