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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.

The mother of a man who died after being handcuffed and held face down on the ground is calling on witnesses to come forward. It happened in July when police were called to Interstate 10.

The El Paso District Attorney’s office says a grand jury will review police conduct during a high profile arrest that ended with the death of a man. An immigration judge has terminated deportation proceedings for Catalina Xochitl Santiago, a DACA recipient in federal custody.

El Paso police arrested two people for allegedly keeping 25 dogs on their property without adequate access to food or medical care. According to court records, at least one of the dogs has died.

The fatal shooting at the Dallas ICE field office is at least the third act of immigration enforcement-related violence in Texas this year. Another death is under investigation at the county jail downtown.

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order keeping DACA recipient Catalina “Xohcitl” Santiago in El Paso, amid her petitions to be released from federal custody.