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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Celebrations of the Jewish Holiday Hanukkah begin this weekend. A West El Paso Synagogue will host a public lighting of a Menorah to commemorate the holiday. KTEP’s Aaron Montes spoke with Rabbi Levi Greenberg of Chabad El Paso about Hanukkah and celebrations this weekend.

Keith Pannell starts this new series by talking with the president of the university. Heather Wilson is an academic administrator serving as the president of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019.

In this special edition of El Paso Prime Time, and as Texas transitions into the 88th Legislative Session, Richard Dayoub from Thunderbird Management welcomes Texas Senator for District 29, Cesar Blanco, and House Representative for District 78, Joe Moody.