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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.

A federal judge in New York heard arguments about the future of Job Corps centers including one in El Paso. The El Paso Independent School District implemented a temporary hiring freeze for positions at is central office over concerns about budgeting this year.

City manager Dionne Mack and her administration began this year’s budget workshops with the City Council today. Members of the El Paso Fire Department’s Water Rescue team traveled to Central, Texas to assist state agencies with rescue operations.