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In this week’s KTEP News roundup, Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the death of a third person in an El Paso County jail.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service in El Paso expect calmer winds on Wednesday. The City Council approved a $3.4 million dollar contract to an Ohio-based company for a project at Lone Star Golf Club.

The El Paso City Council Okayed a police department request to apply for a border security grant and the Texas Parent-Teacher Association held their annual rally day at the Capitol on Monday to petition lawmakers on public education.

The El Paso Independent School District expects 1,172 less students next school year, a continued trend of falling enrollment. A wildfire in the Lincoln National Forest has broken out covering over 200 acres, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division.

The Texas Space Commission awarded $800,000 dollars to the West Texas Aerospace Corridor Master Plan, a collaboration between El Paso County and the Midland Economic Development Corporation.

In this week’s news roundup, KTEP’s Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the latest in federal plans for the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service say today’s gusts and dust storm will subside into the evening. A bill to ban child marriages in Texas has passed the House and is on its way to the Senate.

The Trump administration reinstated the visas of all University of Texas at El Paso international students. A bill that would establish a school voucher program in Texas is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his final stamp of approval.

KTEP's Aaron Montes talks with Thomas Gill, professor of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at UTEP about the impact of dust storms.

Richard Dayoub welcomes Tephanie Hopper and Roberto Candelario to discuss the new program Disrupt HR, how it inspires new innovations in the Human Resources area.