The El Paso Independent School District school board adopted an operational budget for the 2025-2026 year with a deficit of $6 million dollars, an $11 million dollar difference from previous projections.

A federal judge in New York heard arguments about the future of Job Corps centers including one in El Paso. The El Paso Independent School District implemented a temporary hiring freeze for positions at is central office over concerns about budgeting this year.

El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar says she is among 45 Democratic lawmakers on a hit list belonging to a Minnesota shooter now in custody. The El Paso Police Department has released details about the armed man arrested at the No Kings Protest.

Demonstrations criticizing the Trump administration will continue tomorrow morning during the No Kings rally in East El Paso. Mayor Renard Johnson urged residents who plan on attending to practice peaceful methods during their protests.

A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups over Texas redistricting maps two years ago is on trial in an El Paso federal court. The city of El Paso held a ribbon-cutting ceremony after completing phase two of an expansion project at the Eastside Sports Complex.

Demonstrators in El Pasoans are joining protests across the country calling for an end to ICE raids at workplaces, courthouses and some neighborhoods. Attorneys with the El Paso Immigrant Defense Bar say the Trump administration’s expedited removal of immigrants from the country denies them full process under the law.

The Socorro Independent School District school board began its process to hire a permanent superintendent Monday night. Protests over recent immigration raids have spread from Los Angeles to cities across the country — including here in Texas.

The county commissioners court voted to approve the reduction of public bus service in Socorro after the city opted not to join the countywide program. Commissioners voted to ban the sale of fireworks with skyrockets and sticks in unincorporated areas of the county for the Fourth of July season.

In this week’s news roundup, KTEP News’ Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the latest in a new law that would require Texas sheriffs and their offices to sign new agreements with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

The El Paso City Council will consider a proposal to outline appropriate uses of reserve funds, also known as an unrestricted fund balance. The Texas legislature sent a version of Senate Bill 8 to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk over the weekend.