El Paso County’s Tax Assessor Collector’s Office introduced two tax rates for county commissioners to consider adopting this budget season. The city of El Paso is withholding a completed investigation into the explosion at Sun Metro’s facility on Montana Avenue in February.

El Pasoans remembered the victims of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting during several events Sunday. Six years ago, a gunman, now behind bars for the rest of his life, killed 23 people and injured dozens.

In this week’s news roundup, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss ongoing redistricting efforts underway at the Texas legislature. And, how proposed changes would impact El Paso.

Texas Republicans have released a proposed map to redraw the state’s congressional districts. A coalition of community organizations marked the collection of 1,000 petitions against El Paso Electric’s proposed rate and profit margin increase.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a joint communication campaign to spread awareness about Rickettsiosis, also known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

The Texas Senate’s Redistricting Committee will hold a virtual regional hearing tomorrow morning. The legislature is undergoing a rare mid-decade redistricting effort amid President Donald Trump’s call for Texas Republicans to create five more Congressional seats in favor of the GOP.

In this week’s news round up, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss a new federal contract for an over $1 billion U.S. immigration detention center at Fort Bliss.

Today, The Texas legislature kicked off a series of hearings on redistricting. Governor Greg Abbott added the controversial issue to the state's current special session — asking lawmakers to take a rare, mid-decade look at redrawing the maps for Texas' congressional districts.

The federal government is spending more than a billion dollars to build the largest immigration detention camp in the country at Fort Bliss. The tent facility is part of the Trump administration’s effort to expand detention space as it carries out mass deportations.

Texas lawmakers kicked off a special legislative session Monday. The long agenda from Gov. Greg Abbott includes regulating THC, flood prevention and emergency management, and a controversial call to redraw the state's congressional maps.