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The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a longtime policy of preventing agents from making arrests at courthouses.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.

In this week’s news roundup, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the latest in federal plans for the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry.

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority was justified in defaulting on an agreement with JAR Construction over the widening of Pellicano Drive.

A political action committee supporting three candidates for EPISD school board positions poured $41,533 dollars into local races. The El Paso Public Library eliminated overdue fines after a City Council vote to expand access to library resources for the public.