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The El Paso County Commissioners Court adopted a higher property tax rate for the county hospital district today. A new lawsuit was filed just hours after the Texas Senate approved a new congressional map, which could give the state five additional congressional seats.

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.

An El Paso man will spend 21 years in jail after pleading guilty to theft of property, forgery and defraud charges. Victor Bernard Dennis Jr. pleaded guilty to those charges in July after prosecutors say he stole over half a million dollars from 70 different people.

In this week in review, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes share details about a criminal court case where Victor Bernard Dennis Jr. pleaded guilty to charges of theft of property, forgery and to defraud in July.

Immigrant rights groups called on the Trump administration to close a massive detention camp at Fort Bliss. Attorneys and immigrant rights advocates say at least half of the already 1,000 people detained at the camp do not have criminal charges and cannot access in-person legal representation.

The Texas Department of Transportation will share results of a draft environmental impact statement and design updates on the planned widening of Interstate 10 at Downtown two weeks from now.

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.

Homeowners in El Paso County will be paying more in property taxes. We’re learning details about the detention camp that just opened at Fort Bliss.

The El Paso City Council adopted a lower tax rate for its 2026 budget today. The Texas House is now preparing to advance its own congressional redistricting map, distinct from the one it previously backed and which is still under consideration in the Senate.