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On Tuesday, the El Paso City Council is scheduled to vote on approving an application with the United States Department of Defense. The Texas Education Agency has unveiled new textbook and instructional materials designed for use in state public schools.

U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and Mayor Oscar Leeser welcomed an award of $2 million in federal funding for city projects.

It is Day 2 of the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso. Dozens packed into a room and heard several speakers denounce Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s push for a school voucher program.

The El Paso City Council voted unanimously to address public concerns over health and environmental conditions in South Central’s Chamizal neighborhood. Residents called on the council to take action on the investigation into a major fire that broke out at a recycling plant along Paisano in May.

Immigrant rights groups and El Paso-based Las Americas Immigrant Rights Advocacy Center sued the Biden administration today. Their lawsuit challenges President Joe Biden’s executive order granting him power to limit asylum protections for migrants who cross the border between ports of entry.

The El Paso District Attorney’s office says a grand jury will review police conduct during a high profile arrest that ended with the death of a man. An immigration judge has terminated deportation proceedings for Catalina Xochitl Santiago, a DACA recipient in federal custody.

El Paso police arrested two people for allegedly keeping 25 dogs on their property without adequate access to food or medical care. According to court records, at least one of the dogs has died.

The NAACP has joined LULAC in a federal lawsuit challenging the newly approved congressional maps in Texas. An immigration judge rescheduled DACA recipient Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago’s deportation hearing.

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas is allowing the District Attorney’s Office to reindict a man who faced capital murder charges. As KTEP’s Aaron Montes reports, the case was dismissed by a district court judge in 2021, that was when Yvonne Rosales was District Attorney.

The El Paso City Council voted unanimously in favor of an agreement that encourages shared information and planned development between El Paso and Sunland Park.