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Mayor Oscar Leeser said he intends on issuing a new disaster declaration over migrant arrivals…after a City Council decision to let an older one expire. The declaration allows the city of El Paso to open emergency shelters, use hotel rooms and provide transportation for migrants during surges in arrivals at the border.

The city of El Paso may be considering the Union Depot as the news site for its proposed Downtown multipurpose performing arts and entertainment center.

The state of Texas squared off in federal court against the U.S. Department of Justice over a sweeping immigration law that authorizes a judge or magistrate to order migrants to return to Mexico, regardless of their nationality.

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 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 Independent School District is planning to close several schools in response to a sharp decline in enrollment. Superintendent Diana Sayavedra told El Paso Matters the district doesn’t know how many of its 76 campuses will be affected.

City Council voted to rezone land near Rio Bosque wetlands park. That change allows a temporary cement mixing plant to operate permanently near the wetlands Rio Bosque is home to migratory birds and a research site.

El Paso City Council approved having builders pay more of the cost for water and sewer lines for new housing developments. After several hours of testimony, the council voted 5-3 to impose an impact fee for homebuilders.

A coalition of elected officials, business owners, and nonprofits are urging the Biden administration to expand work for long-term undocumented immigrants.

The NAACP El Paso Branch called on the city of El Paso to immediately and thoroughly investigate the death of a man who died after an arrest by police.