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  • Native El Pasoans were on stage at the Democratic Convention last night. A federal judge in Texas rejected Tuesday a new rule that would have banned noncompete clauses nationwide.
  • The El Paso and Ysleta Independent School District released the Texas Education Agency’s unofficial annual ratings for 2023. YISD scored an 86 or B+ and EPISD earned a 77 or C under the TEA’s new accountability rating system.
  • El Pasoans with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance coverage could lose in-network access to more than 200 doctors.
  • The El Paso County Commissioners Court approved supporting an agreement with the Metropolitan Planning Organization to pursue a grant for a proposed downtown deck park project.
  • The City Council cheered after unanimously approving a contract with newly appointed city Manager Dionne Mack today. The agreement puts Mack’s base pay at $350,000 and makes her eligible to receive pay increases available to other employees including service time.
  • Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and county elected representatives denounced early morning raids ordered by the Texas Attorney General’s Office in South Texas.
  • El Paso County District Attorney Bill Hicks along with state and federal law enforcement agencies warned against making threats toward schools during a press conference today. Hicks said threats will be investigated and prosecuted for third degree felony offenses for making a terroristic threat.
  • U.S. prosecutors have filed a new request to transfer alleged drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada known as El Mayo to New York. It’s a request Zambada’s attorneys are now on board with, according to court documents from the U.S. Western District Court of Texas.
  • Attorneys for the gunman who carried out the Walmart mass shooting in El Paso are asking the court to dismiss his capital murder indictment – or remove the death penalty. The request comes days before a hearing.
  • Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded not guilty today to charges of drug trafficking and orchestrating criminal activity including murder plots and torture. Unlike at a hearing in El Paso, Zambada was brought into the court on his feet and held by U.S. Marshals, according to the Associated Press.
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