DateEvent
Feb 25, 2025Governor Lujan Grisham signs MOU with BorderPlex Digital Assets
Feb 25, 2025NMSU signs $30K contract with BorderPlex — same day as Governor MOU. NDA requires NMSU to notify BorderPlex of IPRA requests and assist in fighting releases
Apr 2025Governor signs Strategic Water Supply Act (HB 137) — creates $75M state desalination fund administered by Rob Black (EDD), the same official who signed the MOU one month earlier
Aug 27, 2025County commission approves “inducement resolution” — first public step
Sept 5, 2025Commissioner Shannon Reynolds posts personal information of anti-Jupiter commenters on Facebook, including ICE-vulnerable residents
Sept 8, 2025NMELC sends letter to county demanding Reynolds cease doxxing
Sept 18, 2025Clayco and Kiewit file EPA stormwater permit notice of intent — one day before the county vote
Sept 19, 2025County Commission votes 4-1 to approve $165B IRB in meeting that included an illegal closed session. Commission Chair Schaljo-Hernandez is given unilateral signing authority over final bond documents
Sept 2025Green Chile Ventures LLC (Oracle NM subsidiary) registered in New Mexico
Sept 2025Haussamen breaks NMSU NDA story
Oct 2, 2025EPA issues NPDES stormwater permit NMR1007GT to Clayco/Kiewit. Construction window through Dec 31, 2027
Oct 2025Final bond documents still being finalized; not public
Nov 5, 2025Haussamen reports Green Chile Ventures LLC stated in court filing that bond incentives are a “prerequisite” — blocking them “could halt construction entirely”
Dec 8, 2025DOJ/AG complaint filed by county resident regarding OMA violations
Dec 2025NMED flags both Acoma LLC (now Yucca Growth Infrastructure) air permit applications “incomplete”
Dec 28, 2025Commissioner Shannon Reynolds resigns
Feb 6, 2026NMELC files second lawsuit (Third Judicial District Court, attorney Kacey Hovden) alleging OMA violations at Sept 19 hearing
Feb 2026Susie Kimble appointed to Reynolds’ District 3 seat
Mar 4, 2026Source NM publishes investigation of “Elevate New Mexico” — an unregistered astroturf group operating from a Virginia mail drop with a DC PR firm, running ads timed to the NMED air permit comment period
Mar 2026Judge DeLaney denies county’s motion to dismiss NMELC lawsuit; orders county to produce full administrative record. Preliminary injunction request denied. Stack Infrastructure and Oracle (Green Chile Ventures) allowed to intervene
Apr 7, 2026Haussamen reports NM Office of the State Engineer confirmed actual water usage ~1 million gallons/day — vs. publicly stated 20,000 gallons/day (50× discrepancy)
Apr 2026Doña Ana County commissioners pass resolution seeking full water/environmental accounting
Apr 2026Environmental groups challenge “Green Chile Project” gas pipeline at FERC; FERC staff files own protests; NM State Land Office denies pipeline segments on state land
Apr 2026Developers rename “Acoma LLC” to “Yucca Growth Infrastructure” after Pueblo of Acoma objects to use of their name without consent
Apr 22, 2026NMED air permit decision delayed — public hearing scheduled
Jun 2, 2026Doña Ana County Democratic primary — includes District 1 (Maldonado vs. others) and District 3 (Ibarra vs. others)
Jul 21, 2026NMED air permit decision expected
Sep 2026NM Ethics Commission statute of limitations expires for Reynolds doxxing incident