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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.

The El Paso City Council voted 7-1 to direct city administrators to begin implementing a policy that would make abortion investigations a low priority for the police department.City staff and attorneys will begin reaching out to municipalities across the state that adopted similar policies to incorporate in El Paso.

The city of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission determined city Rep. Brian Kennedy did not violate the ethics ordinance on his first day in office. Kennedy is a former CEO of the El Paso Sports Commission that operates the county coliseum.

El Paso County Attorney Joanne Bernal will be at the president’s State of the Union Address tonight. She was invited by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar. Bernal says among the things she’s listening for is a response to the police killings of young men.

Ten guards and seven inmates died during a breakout at a state prison in Juárez on Sunday. At least 25 inmates escaped from the Chihuahua state prison during an assault on the facility, according to the state attorney general.

A community with affordable housing, museums, an indoor market, and a health center are some ideas for the vacant properties in a Downtown El Paso neighborhood.

The El Paso City Council will consider a $9.4 million deal for 15 properties with the Texas Tech Board of Regents on Tuesday. The properties are on El Paso and Colfax Streets in South Central El Paso.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court will vote on whether to ask the city about holding a joint meeting together. Next week, the commissioner's court will vote on the idea.

The new U.S. Attorney for the Western District Office of Texas is El Paso’s Jaime Esparza. He’ll serve as the lead federal prosecutor for a district that stretches from El Paso to San Antonio.