A new city proposal would fund the repair and maintenance of streets with a new fee. Next week, the city administration will introduce the new proposal to the City Council for discussion, according to an agenda.

A judge has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for assisting in the death of an inmate at the El Paso County Jail Annex nearly two years ago. Cristian Carrillo pleaded guilty to murder on November 4th, according to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office.

The Texas Gas Service will hold a series of community meetings to explain the utility’s proposed 27 percent rate increase for residential users. The city of El Paso has spent nearly $1 billion dollars on capital improvement projects throughout the city over seven years.

Over 10 percent of the 518,387 registered voters in El Paso cast their ballot in the November 4th election, according to the county elections department. El Pasoans voted mostly in favor of all 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution.

It’s election day, and there are 17 amendments to the Texas constitution covering a range of issues from reducing property taxes, to funding infrastructure to meet the state’s water needs and setting aside money for an Alzheimer prevention and research institute.

The Trump administration will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP with a contingency fund.

An El Paso attorney is among nine people arrested following a year-long human trafficking investigation. The arrests come after joint operation by the Texas Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security Investigations.

Vulnerable families that depend on SNAP food assistance will be cut off Saturday. Because of the government shutdown November first is when funding runs out.

Early voting in the November elections runs through Friday. The Tornillo and Socorro Independent School Districts are each holding a voter approved tax rate election to access additional state funding.

Congressional Democrats are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore funding to a program expanding the deployment of solar energy for working families.