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Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Elon Musk took heat at chaotic Memphis data center moratorium vote

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The heated Memphis City Council meeting was shut down after council members voted 7-5 to postpone a vote on a proposed data center moratorium.

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  1. New York Post

    City council meeting erupts into chaos after planned data center vote postponed (opens New York Post)

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    Chaos erupted at the end of a Tennessee city council hearing when officials postponed a vote on Elon Musk's data centers, sparking a fistfight and protesters taking over the meeting hall.

  2. Not The Bee

    The Memphis City Council met last night to discuss data centers and all heck broke loose (opens Not The Bee)

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    This Memphis City Council meeting ended exactly how I imagined a Memphis City Council meeting ending.

  3. Fox News

    Memphis City Council devolves into chaos after data center moratorium vote postponed (opens Fox News)

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    Memphis City Council delayed a vote on a data center moratorium as protesters chanted, police cleared the chamber and a fight broke out in the lobby.

  4. Insider

    Elon Musk took heat at chaotic Memphis data center moratorium vote (opens Insider)

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    The heated Memphis City Council meeting was shut down after council members voted 7-5 to postpone a vote on a proposed data center moratorium.