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Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick condemned Governor Greg Abbott for vetoing a bill that would ban the sale of products containing THC. Governor Greg Abbott also signed a bill that would limit land sales to non-citizens from several countries, including China.

The El Paso Independent School District school board adopted an operational budget for the 2025-2026 year with a deficit of $6 million dollars, an $11 million dollar difference from previous projections.

The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed a domestic budget bill on a 218-214 vote today. El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and more than one-hundred Democrats lined up to offer identical amendments to President Trump’s budget bill on Wednesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build a border wall on Mount Cristo Rey. KTEP’s Angela Kocherga spoke to Sierra Club Borderlands Coordinator Erick Meza about the group’s concerns.

Funds from the state of Texas will pay for the final phase of the Borderland Expressway in Northeast El Paso, according to county commissioner Sergio Coronado. The U.S. Senate has passed President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.

The Sierra Club environmental organization is rallying supporters to oppose a federal plan to construct 1.32 miles of a border barrier on the Mount Cristo Rey formation. The El Paso County Commissioners Court narrowly voted in favor of using $1 million dollars for a proposed Downtown Deck Plaza over Interstate 10.

El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar says she is among 45 Democratic lawmakers on a hit list belonging to a Minnesota shooter now in custody. The El Paso Police Department has released details about the armed man arrested at the No Kings Protest.

The El Paso City Council will consider a proposal to outline appropriate uses of reserve funds, also known as an unrestricted fund balance. The Texas legislature sent a version of Senate Bill 8 to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk over the weekend.

In this week’s news roundup, KTEP News’ Angela Kocherga and Aaron Montes discuss the latest in a new law that would require Texas sheriffs and their offices to sign new agreements with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Host Richard Dayoub welcomes the new CEO of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, Ricardo Mora, and Board Chair, Elizabeth O’Hara to talk about what the Chamber does, the legislative agenda and their outreach to binational members that have business in Ciudad Juarez.