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The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the future of Annunciation House in El Paso and other faith-based organizations that help migrants across the state.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court quickly approved an agreement with Emergence Health Network that will provide mental health services to inmates deemed incompetent to stand trial this week.

The city of El Paso paid out $4.2 million dollars extra for employee salaries in 2024. The increases in salaries came primarily from overtime pay in the police and fire department, according to the city’s budget office.

In a 5-3 vote, the City Council introduced 18 new amendments to its noise ordinance. While many of the changes were to language in the law... the amendments include a new measurement to read vibrations of sound produced from businesses near residential areas.

Businessman Renard Johnson will become El Paso’s first black mayor in January. Johnson defeated city representative Brian Kennedy on Saturday night in a runoff election for the mayor’s office.

El Paso County is looking for a new consultant to assist in pursuing state and federal grants. The commissioners court voted to distance themselves from the Ferguson Group after three years of agreements with the firm.

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans on ending a Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy barring agents from arresting immigrants in schools, hospitals and churches.

Members of the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization voted in favor of spending $1.5 million dollars to review conditions and operations at the region’s six ports of entry.

The dismissal of 59 misdemeanor charges against undocumented immigrants for alleged “riot participation” are back in the Texas 8th Court of Appeals for review. That’s after the cases were sent back to a lower court for an evidentiary hearing.

The City Council renewed its emergency declaration related to migration through El Paso, which allows the city to get federal money to pay for humanitarian services.