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Minimum wages at the city of El Paso will increase to $15.75 an hour this month with no healthcare cost increases. With approval from the City Council, over $77,000 will be returned to the District 1 office this week.

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.

In this week’s KTEP News roundup, Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the Trump administration’s decision to use military sites for immigration detention and enforcement.

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 Commission on Jail Standards has issued a notice of noncompliance for the downtown El Paso County Detention Facility.

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.

El Paso Electric is seeking an increase in residential rates, according to their rate request filed with the Texas Public Utility Commission Monday. Over the weekend, federal immigration agents launched a series of targeted raids in multiple Texas cities.

KTEP News’ Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes talk about some of the top headlines this week.

Two inmates have died while in custody at the El Paso County Downtown jail, according to reports filed with the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Joe Murvin died last Thursday and two days later Miguel Angel Montoya died.

The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public admonition for District Court Judge Marcos Lizarraga. The action comes nearly four years after the TCJC began formal proceedings over 21 complaints filed against Lizarraga.