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Tonight, the city of El Paso hosts its first of nine community meetings about the proposed Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center. The proposed project is on the November ballot for voters to decide if the city should build the facility or cancel it.

A coalition of law enforcement agencies from the federal, state and local governments arrested a large group of alleged members from the Chuco Tango gang today. Federal agents were seen raiding a residence in the Upper Valley as part of the effort.

We're learning more details about the deadly shooting by a school district police officer at Franklin High school last week. The El Paso Independent school District Police Department says the shooting last week was justified.

Alleged drug cartel leader Ismael Zambada known as El Mayo will be staying in Texas. At least for now. A federal judge has denied a request to move Zambada’s court proceedings to New York where he also faces charges.

An El Paso judge has approved a 90-day injunction sought by the county attorney’s office to close the Downtown Gateway Hotel. Under the order, all residents inside the building must vacate by Thursday at 10 a.m.

The gunman in the Walmart mass shooting case made an appearance in a packed courtroom today. But five years after he carried out the attack, the state has still not set a trial date.

The El Paso City Council voted to enter settlement negotiations with the city’s chief auditor. Edmundo Calderon filed a lawsuit last year against the city alleging he was harassed and intimidated over an he was conducting on gas credit cards used by the City Council.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court renewed its disaster declaration, a formality needed to recover expenses made over jail space for Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star arrests. The county has spent an estimated $13.4 million dollars processing and jailing people under the border security initiative.

The El Paso Police Department reports that overall crime is down about 3 percent compared to the last fiscal year. Data provided by EPPD show a 30 percent drop in the amount of homicides recorded this year compared to 2023.

El Paso officials denounced Governor Greg Abbott’s characterization of the city as quote “ground zero” for a Venezuelan gang.