Elida S. Perez

The El Paso County Commissioners Court is considering a preliminary $542 million general fund budget for the next fiscal year that could require a tax increase of about $164 a year on the average value home.

The proposed voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate the city can adopt without seeking voter approval.

El Paso County elected officials – excluding the Commissioners Court – are likely to see a 4% pay raise starting in January if approved as part of the 2027 budget in the coming weeks

El Paso's population is getting older, growing more slowly and losing many of its younger residents – demographic shifts that could reshape the

Four El Paso city representatives will face challengers in the Nov. 3 general election with races in Downtown, the Westside and Eastside districts on the ballot following Monday's filing deadline.

After at least four hours of debate, numerous motions that went nowhere and repetitive questions and comments, a divided El Paso City Council on

Traffic is moving a little more smoothly along westbound Pellicano Drive in far East El Paso as the dreaded orange barrels that have long restricted

El Paso police stopped using state-funded license plate readers, though the cameras will remain installed and officials have not ruled out reviving the program with a different funding source.

All seven entities that contract with the city of El Paso's Animal Services kept their agreements when they renewed Sept. 1 despite higher shelter-service costs that have left some owing thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.

Local governments owe millions to El Paso Animal Services after the city hiked fees and removed billing caps.