KTEP Newscast

Many school districts across the state are facing budget deficits, but this week we learned just how dire the situation is for EPISD during the school board meeting.

The U.S. Army has selected Global Investment Firm Carlyle to build and operate a commercial data center at Fort Bliss. The post announced the project will help the Army build A.I. capabilities faster than their competitors.

People from various faiths congregated at San Jacinto Plaza Tuesday night for the same reason. Ending the Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport immigrants from across the country.

An attorney for the family of Victor Manuel Diaz who died while being held at the massive immigrant detention camp in Far East El Paso questions the federal government’s determination of how he died of suicide in mid-January.

President Donald Trump announced ICE agents will assist TSA at airports throughout the country amid a shutdown in Homeland Security operations. Senator Ted Cruz is proposing a strategy to break the stalemate over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court entertained proposed amendments to its economic development agreement with Wurldwide, LLC a company formed to negotiate META’s deal with local governments for a data center in the Northeast.

The United Farm Workers union canceled several events throughout the country set to honor Cesar Chavez on March 31st amid accusations the late union leader abused girls for years.

With today’s vote the El Paso City Council called on the city attorney’s office to lay out a framework of preventing ICE from opening detention centers in city limits by the next meeting.

El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz called the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation efforts a grave moral evil, in a newly released pastoral letter. Deportations of Mexican nationals are down despite the ICE crackdown.

At the direction of the Public Service Board of directors, El Paso Water will formally evaluate any projected demands for water from the Lower Valley Water District, which serves county residents outside city limits.

The federal government said Camp East Montana will not close but will change the contractor in charge of running the facility. According to ICE, the new operator will provide more medical services on-site.

El Paso County officials are calling on the federal government to conduct an environmental impact analysis over a proposed new massive detention center in Socorro.

El Pasoans are paying some of the highest prices for gas in the state, according to Triple A Texas. At an average of $3.35, costs are just below the national average. The U-S Court of International Trade has ordered the Trump administration to repay tariffs President Trump imposed by executive order just over a year ago.

El Paso’s Congresswoman is among the bipartisan lawmakers who welcomed the news that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer leading the agency. After months of denying he had an affair with a congressional aid, Representative Tony Gonzales admitted yesterday to the relationship.

The massive immigrant detention center in East El Paso is set to close, according to Congresswoman Veronica Escobar. Tuesday’s Primary Election started with technical issues for some voting centers that experienced problems with the voter-check-in electronic pads.

Polls are open for about another hour until 7pm. Anyone in line before that time will be able to cast a ballot. Remember you can vote at any location. The El Paso Democratic Party was concerned that a problem this morning caused confusion and discouraged people from voting.

The El Paso City Council took several steps to challenge rate increases from utilities today. The council voted to have the attorney’s office appeal a decision on Texas Gas’ proposed rate increase.

There’s a last-minute flurry of candidates visiting El Paso as early voting wraps up for the March 3rd primary election. The Democratic frontrunner in the governor’s race Gina Hinojosa visited El Paso a few weeks ago.

El Pasoans are heading to the polls to make their choices for federal, state and local offices. Early voting in the March 3rd election ends this Friday. The city of El Paso, El Paso Association of Fire Fighters and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 51 have entered collective bargaining negotiations.

When President Donald Trump addresses Congress for his State of the Union address, El Paso’s Congresswoman will not be in attendance. Veronica Escobar said she will boycott the address later this evening.