In this week’s news roundup, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the El Paso City Council’s decision to move the proposed site for a public safety complex that would house the police and fire department headquarters to airport property.

KTEP's Aaron Montes talks with Thomas Gill, professor of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at UTEP about the impact of dust storms.

In a 4-1 vote, the El Paso County Commissioners Court approved the use of issuing $54 million dollars in non-voter approved debt for road, water and wastewater projects.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say today’s gusts and dust storm will subside into the evening. A bill to ban child marriages in Texas has passed the House and is on its way to the Senate.

The El Paso City Council voted to formally request $4 million dollars from the federal government through Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s office for the proposed Downtown Deck Park.

The El Paso City Council voted to move the construction site for a public safety complex that will house training facilities and the headquarters for the city’s police and fire departments to airport property.

The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a longtime policy of preventing agents from making arrests at courthouses. Zavala Elementary school will celebrate a centennial anniversary with a parade Friday morning at 9 a.m.

The annual Hugs not Walls event reuniting families here on the border has been cancelled. A panel of Texas lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on a controversial, new proposal that would double down on the debate over gender-affirming care in schools.

A total of 43 employees at The Socorro Independent School District will be laid off this year after a vote from the school board Monday night.

El Paso County officials say bonds approved by voters in November will be issued on June 4th and returns will come on July 1st. The Bridge of the Americas renovation will be done along with the elimination of commercial traffic at the port of entry.