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The new U.S. Attorney for the Western District Office of Texas is El Paso’s Jaime Esparza. He’ll serve as the lead federal prosecutor for a district that stretches from El Paso to San Antonio.

The city of El Paso is one step closer to establishing a municipal ID program. The City Council voted unanimously to have city staff prepare a report on the feasibility and potential benefits of such a program within 120 days.

Cary Westin, a retired Army Colonel, will be El Paso’s interim City Manager starting in July. The City Council named Westin to the position on a 7-1 vote, with East Side Representative Henry Rivera casting the lone dissenting vote.

El Paso is celebrating President Joe Biden's designating Castner Range as a national monument. KTEP’s Angela Kocherga has details.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has halted new CBP One asylum appointments at the Laredo border crossing. The Associated Press reports this comes after authorities were warned migrants were being extorted in the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo.

In the 80s and 90s, mass hysteria swept the nation and Texas around the alleged satanic ritual abuse of children. Numerous allegations of sex abuse and Satanist cults spread with several being falsely imprisoned.

Water from New Mexico is making its way into El Paso’s Rio Grande. This year, it’s made up of late rainfall and winter runoff. According to El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 officials, that water will be available by Wednesday for irrigable land.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court is taking a stance against the latest federal proposals to enhance the Bridge of the America's port of entry in South Central El Paso.

There were concerns a large influx of migrants would request asylum at the border as soon as Title 42 expired. But in El Paso and Juarez, the night scene was calm and orderly.

El Paso’s unemployment rate is seeing an upward trend, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. An economic indicator report released at the end of March shows the unemployment rate spiked to five percent, which is above state and national averages.