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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has announced 25 million dollars in new federal funding for several community projects. For the seventh time, a jury trial was canceled in the case involving Sam Morgan, a former Northeast City Council rep.

Several Texas climate advocates are calling for the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] to strengthen its new rules on methane. The EPA released a proposal in November to cut methane pollutants from oil and gas industries.

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against accused Walmart shooting gunman Patrick Crusius. The man from North Texas allegedly drove to El Paso and shot and killed 23 people with a rifle three years ago.

The city of El Paso will allow its 30-day disaster declaration to expire over the weekend. The number of migrant crossings into El Paso have dramatically fallen this month compared to December, according to city data.

President Biden will stop in El Paso on way to Mexico City where he’s meeting with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. The president will get a first-hand look at the how the city is coping with the hundreds of migrants who’ve arrived at the border.

El Paso police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly pointing a gun at migrants in Downtown. Steven Driscoll allegedly harassed migrants on New Year’s Eve by pointing the weapon at them near Sacred Heart Church.

As title 42 remains in place thousands on the El Paso-Juarez stretch of border are in limbo. The controversial public health policy known as Title 42 remains in place despite a lower federal court’s order to remove it.

President Joe Biden told reporters he intends on visiting the Southern border with Mexico next week. It would be the Democrat’s first time visiting the international boundary as president.

The Village of Vinton has begun the search for a new municipal court judge. The man who held the job, Roger Rodriguez, described as a legal advisor by the former District Attorney, no longer holds the job.

Veronica Escobar, the U.S. Representative for El Paso, guided fellow House Democrats for a visit on the border this weekend. Fellow Texas representatives Sylvia Garcia and Greg Casar joined Democrats from Washington, Georgia and New Jersey on the tour.