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  • This coming Tuesday, the El Paso City Council will vote on whether to support a recommendation from federal planners to eliminate commercial traffic from the Bridge of the Americas port of entry in South Central.
  • A federal judge in El Paso denied the nonprofit Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center’s request for a restraining order against the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
  • A border nonprofit organization that provides legal assistance for migrants is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office.
  • Mexico's first woman president Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office today in front of that country’s Congress. And a huge crowd gathered in downtown Mexico City to celebrate her inauguration.
  • The federal government is spending more than a billion dollars to build the largest immigration detention camp in the country at Fort Bliss. The tent facility is part of the Trump administration’s effort to expand detention space as it carries out mass deportations.
  • Today, The Texas legislature kicked off a series of hearings on redistricting. Governor Greg Abbott added the controversial issue to the state's current special session — asking lawmakers to take a rare, mid-decade look at redrawing the maps for Texas' congressional districts.
  • Texas lawmakers kicked off a special legislative session Monday. The long agenda from Gov. Greg Abbott includes regulating THC, flood prevention and emergency management, and a controversial call to redraw the state's congressional maps.
  • The El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a joint communication campaign to spread awareness about Rickettsiosis, also known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
  • Texas Republicans have released a proposed map to redraw the state’s congressional districts. A coalition of community organizations marked the collection of 1,000 petitions against El Paso Electric’s proposed rate and profit margin increase.
  • In this week’s news roundup, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss ongoing redistricting efforts underway at the Texas legislature. And, how proposed changes would impact El Paso.
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