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Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial immigration enforcement bill this afternoon. It’s a response to what the Republican governor calls President Biden’s failure to secure the border.

A new law takes effect next year that will make crossing the border illegally into Texas – a state crime. A judge or county magistrate will be able to order undocumented migrants returned to a port of entry --and then sent across to Mexico.

The El Paso region is seeing a rise in infections related to respiratory illnesses, a trend consistent with other communities throughout the United States.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law this week, making it a state crime to illegally cross the border from Mexico, raising new concerns about racial profiling.

Water rates will go up this year after the El Paso Public Service Board approved a 4 percent increase to water and sewer rates. The PSB oversees El Paso Water, which serves about 221,000 residential and commercial customers.

East Siders and drivers in Horizon are frustrated with current road conditions on the busy Pellicano Drive off of Loop 375.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Texas over state-based immigration enforcement laws passed by the state legislature. The DOJ contends immigration falls solely within the federal government’s responsibility.

The city of New York is suing 17 bus companies for transporting more than 30,000 migrants from the border as directed by the governor of Texas. New York City is seeking $700 million in damages, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday.

Strong gusts have caused power outages throughout the city and in Las Cruces. Our region is under a blowing dust advisory until 9 p.m. and a high wind warning will last until midnight.

The El Paso City Council voted in favor of settling a federal lawsuit over alleged excessive use of force by police officer Anthony Paul Greer and detective Armando Diaz.