San Elizario Mayor holds first city council meeting since arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – San Elizario Mayor Isela Reyes held a City Council meeting Tuesday, being the first meeting since her arrest earlier this month in connection to insurance fraud charges. During Tuesday’s meeting, our media partners asked Reyes about the current investigation. However, she stated at her lawyers’ request, she couldn’t comment further. “There’s […]
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El Paso City Council votes on creating amnesty period for overgrown weeds | #citycouncil
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – At the upcoming El Paso City Council meeting, members will discuss imposing a moratorium and creating an amnesty period for overgrown weeds. El Paso City Council District 7 Representative Henry Rivera submitted three items to the City Clerk’s office for Council’s consideration. The items seek to provide relief on the issuance […]
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El Paso City Council to vote on $10 million to bus migrants | #citycouncil
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso City Council is set to look at an item on next week’s agenda regarding millions of dollars of funding for the busing of migrants to other cities. As we have reported currently buses are being sent to New York and Chicago. The item on the agenda for […]
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City Council members continue to urge mayor to set Disaster Declaration | #citycouncil
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – City council members continue to urge Mayor Oscar Leeser to agree to a Disaster Declaration due to the influx of migrants in El Paso. Representatives Claudia Rodriguez from District 6, and Isabel Salcido from District 5 express their worries as the amount spent from the city funds are not sustainable […]
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City Council revisits Mayor’s City Manager Contract veto | #citycouncil
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A special meeting will be held by City Council Monday to revisit city manager, Tommy Gonzalez’s contract. The special session comes after mayor Oscar Lesser issued veto city councils’ decision last month to extend his existing contract. This is the second time mayor Leeser has issued a veto over the […]
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Several key items on City Council’s Monday agenda | #citycouncil
by: Luis Barrio Posted: May 22, 2022 / 04:34 PM MDT Updated: May 22, 2022 / 05:44 PM MDT EL PASO, TX (KTSM) – City Council is holding a Work Session meeting on Monday, May 23, where they will act on several items of note. First on the agenda is discussion and action on whether […]
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