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  • 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.
  • We now know the cause of an explosion and subsequent fire at the Sun Metro transfer center in East El Paso that killed two employees and injured eight others.
  • The El Paso City Council will vote on the proposed tax rate next Tuesday. The proposed rate would be a reduction compared to last year, and one that will be the lowest in a decade.
  • The number of migrants arriving at the southwest border has declined sharply. Former President Trump is being criticized for making derogatory remarks about a funeral for murdered Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen.
  • The state’s motion for continuance is denied... State district court judge Sam Medrano denied prosecutors’ request to reschedule a hearing related to the Walmart mass shooting case.
  • Congressional Democrats are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore funding to a program expanding the deployment of solar energy for working families.
  • 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.
  • The Trump administration will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP with a contingency fund.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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