🌱 What a massive AI data center could mean for Fort Bliss resources.

Morning Fort Bliss! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What a massive AI data center could mean for Fort Bliss resources.
• Why Texas’s data center freeze could delay Fort Bliss’s mega‑project.

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hazy sunshine and hot, with a high of 103 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 102, low: 76.
• Friday: Hot with sun and some clouds, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Pentagon Plans AI Data Centers At Military Bases (technocracy.news) — Fort Bliss is slated to host the Pentagon’s first hyperscale AI data center, a multibillion‑dollar project that could reshape local water and power planning by 2027. Army officials are negotiating with Carlyle and local utilities on net‑zero water use, off‑grid power, and possible new wells, while Congress debates security and environmental rules for these on‑base data centers.
   

• Texas freezes data center projects pending sweeping audits (wng.org) — Texas has frozen new data centers from hooking into the state power grid, a move that appears to cover the planned 1,384‑acre hyperscale facility at Fort Bliss. State regulators will now audit ownership, water and power needs, and community impacts, potentially affecting timelines and infrastructure planning for this major Army‑Carlyle project on the installation.
   

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📸 Around Fort Bliss

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Bliss

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Friday August 7

• ONLINE PROGRAM | Fun Facts: Mountain Lion
  Wyler Aerial Tramway Facebook/WylerAerialTramwayStatePark
  12:00 pm
• Night Critter Crawl
  Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Women's Hike - Nature Walk
  Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
  7:30 am

Wednesday August 12

• Night Critter Crawl
  Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 7

• ONLINE PROGRAM | Fun Facts: Mountain Lion
  Wyler Aerial Tramway Facebook/WylerAerialTramwayStatePark
  12:00 pm
• Night Critter Crawl
  Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Women's Hike - Nature Walk
  Franklin Mountains State Park FranklinMountainsStatePark Map&Directions
  7:30 am
• Oh my Gall, Becky??!
  Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
  9:00 am
• Chocolate Making Workshop →
  Los Portales Museum and Information Center, 1521 San Elizario Rd, San Elizario
  11:00 am

Friday August 14

• Mario Salazar →
  El Paso Comic Strip, 1201 Airway Blvd, El Paso
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• El Tormento de Pablo →
  Los Portales Museum and Information Center, 1521 San Elizario Rd, San Elizario
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 23

• Linea Personal →
  El Paso Live, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 303 N Oregon St Ste 610, El Paso
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Akima, LLC posted a job opening for Property Administrator in Fort Bliss. Apply here.
• Texas Tech University Health Science Center posted a job opening for Custodian in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Bliss here.

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🗞 Nearby News

El Paso

• AT&T gives free laptops, school supplies to El Paso students (kvia.com)
• Chick-fil-A offering free breakfast in El Paso and Las Cruces (elpasotimes.com)
• El Paso City Council OKs $380K to keep Welcome Center open 24/7 through Feb. 2027 (kfoxtv.com)

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Ok Fort Bliss! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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