Residents of a South Central neighborhood are calling on the owners of the Marathon Refinery to have more direct communication with residents after flares produced large amounts of black smoke this week.

The city of El Paso International Bridges Department has budgeted $30.6 million dollars for its operations at city owned-ports of entry in 2026. The federal government decides who can cross into the U.S. from Mexico but the city owns and facilitates crossings at the Paso del Norte, Stanton and Ysleta International Bridges.

The city of El Paso International Bridges Department has budgeted $30.6 million dollars for its operations at city owned-ports of entry in 2026. The city’s proposed 2026 budget includes $260,616 dollars extra for international bridges compared to the previous year.

Two children and a man died after being caught in a flash flood in Ruidoso Tuesday. The Village says a seven year old boy, 4 year old girl and an older man in his 40s or 50s died after they were swept downstream.

The city of El Paso began budget discussions at City Hall Monday and they will continue this morning. City officials have recommended a $1.3 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2026, which includes nearly $25 million dollars in new spending.

City manager Dionne Mack and her administration began this year’s budget workshops with the City Council today. Members of the El Paso Fire Department’s Water Rescue team traveled to Central, Texas to assist state agencies with rescue operations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build a border wall on Mount Cristo Rey. KTEP’s Angela Kocherga spoke to Sierra Club Borderlands Coordinator Erick Meza about the group’s concerns.

The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed a domestic budget bill on a 218-214 vote today. El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and more than one-hundred Democrats lined up to offer identical amendments to President Trump’s budget bill on Wednesday.

Funds from the state of Texas will pay for the final phase of the Borderland Expressway in Northeast El Paso, according to county commissioner Sergio Coronado. The U.S. Senate has passed President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.

The Sierra Club environmental organization is rallying supporters to oppose a federal plan to construct 1.32 miles of a border barrier on the Mount Cristo Rey formation. The El Paso County Commissioners Court narrowly voted in favor of using $1 million dollars for a proposed Downtown Deck Plaza over Interstate 10.