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El Paso County District Attorney Bill Hicks said he does not expect to see many cases related to SB4 Texas’ new immigration enforcement law.

El Paso County has until the end of the year to budget over $84 million dollars or 52 percent of the total amount of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The federal government gave the county $163 million to use on infrastructural investments.

Today is the final day of early voting for the Democratic and Republican primaries. Ballots include candidates for president, senators, U.S. and state representatives. As of Friday afternoon, nearly 24,000 people have voted in person since early voting began.

The Canutillo Independent School District school board postponed a decision to close two elementary schools. Schools in the Upper Valley and Northwest have been impacted by low enrollment.

President Joe Biden says Congress must pass the bipartisan border deal that House Republicans derailed earlier this month. His comments followed a meeting with Border Patrol Agents in Brownsville, Texas.

Today is election day. Voters will decide on candidates for president, senators, U.S. and state representatives in the Democratic and Republican primaries. The El Paso County elections department recorded 17,975 total in-person ballots cast around 4 p.m. today.

The El Paso City Council is at odds over how much developers should pay for water and wastewater projects in growing parts of the city. Major projects like water treatment plants and interceptors are partly funded by impact fees, a one-time payment levied on new or expanded development.

Attorneys for the state of Texas and the Biden administration were back in court today arguing over the legality of a state law that permits local and state law enforcement officer to arrest someone suspected of being in the country illegally.

The city’s proposed multipurpose performing arts and entertainment center is back on the City Council’s agenda for next Tuesday. City planners are waiting on a decision from the council on where to designate a new location for the project.

The El Paso City of Council will vote on whether to approve the purchase of the former Bonham Elementary School on Tuesday. The sale is valued at $4.76 million dollars for the property and 13 acres on Cielo Vista Drive.