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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in El Paso County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Pro-Life Pregnancy Center
Deaf Santa Community Event
Food Bank Grant Compliance
Community Inclusivity and Condemnation of Hate
Community Condemnation of Racism
Food Bank ARPA Grant
Sheriff's Department Staffing
Civil Rights and Community Condemnation of Hate
Sheriff's Department Operations
Sheriff's Office Overtime and Jail Staffing Operations
Abortion and Pro-Life Remembrance
Hunger Action Month
Financial Transparency Award
Taxes & budget
Other
Sheriff's Office Budget Overruns & Overtime
FY 2027 County Operating Budget & Tax Rate
NAACP State Convention and community awards
Abortion and fetal tissue research
Food insecurity and employee wages
9/11 Anniversary
Socorro Mission Rehabilitation
Socorro Mission Rehabilitation Project
Moral and Religious Commentary
Pro-Life Initiatives and Abortion
Montana Vista Transmission Lines
County budget and salary increase
County Attorney Budget
Social and moral issues
Tornillo Veterans Memorial
Elected Official Pay Increase
Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Sheriff's Office vehicle purchases
Data center impact
Hiring waiting period policy
Jail conditions
Sheriff's Office Transparency
Social/Moral Policy
Community Youth Programs
Park Planning
Walking Trail
Duck Pond Preservation
Wildlife and Environment
Park Planning and Neighborhood Impact
Park Planning and Maintenance
Park Planning and Transparency
Pickleball Court Expansion
Preservation of the 'Duck Pond'
Park Improvements
Park Maintenance and Accessibility
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of El Paso County from local and regional media.
Latino voters disapprove of Trump’s presidency: Will that decide the midterms?
By Ray Suarez for The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Capital and Main An estimated 36 million Latino adults are eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. In the 2024 election, Democrats were shocked to see those voters, especially ...
Oct 31, 2026PRIDE Industries at Fort Bliss creates opportunities for people with disabilities
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. A local company that provides inclusive employment opportunities, changing lives in the process at Fort Bliss. Fort Bliss employees with disabilities are key in missi...
Oct 31, 2026El Paso County urges residents to submit state and county damage assessments
El Paso County urges residents to submit state and county damage assessments KFOX
Oct 31, 2026Probationary officer arrested, charged with official oppression
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A probationary officer was arrested for official oppression, the El Paso Police Department said Friday. Twenty-three-year-old Jorge Andres Minjares was an eight-month probationary officer, EPPD said. Jorge Andres Minjares' mu...
Oct 31, 2026Horizon city residents question flood response as County outlines recovery resources
Horizon city residents question flood response as County outlines recovery resources KFOX
Oct 30, 2026Hunt Foundation pledges $5 million for UTEP law school; El Paso County declares flood disaster
Hunt Foundation pledges $5 million for UTEP law school; El Paso County declares flood disaster El Paso Matters
Oct 30, 2026El Paso City Council moves to draft resolution to disclose city-funded travel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tuesday, the El Paso City Council unanimously voted to approve an agenda item directing the city attorney and manager to draft a resolution requiring the public disclosure of city-funded travel expenses. In September, an ABC-...
Oct 28, 2026El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Oct. 27, 2026, announces that the county has issued a disaster declaration in response to flooding in different parts of the county, including a neighborhood outside of Horizon City, Texas.
El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Oct. 27, 2026, announces that the county has issued a disaster declaration in response to flooding in different parts of the county, including a neighborhood outside of Horizon City, Texas. The Lufkin Daily ...
Oct 28, 2026El Paso County officials to brief Tuesday on Horizon City flooding
El Paso County officials to brief Tuesday on Horizon City flooding KFOX
Oct 27, 2026El Paso Community Foundation accepting donations for families displaced by flooding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Severe weekend storms damaged homes and displaced some West El Paso families. The El Paso Office of Emergency Management said the El Paso Community Foundation is accepting donations for affected families. OEM El Paso said fam...
Oct 27, 2026El Paso County jail inmate dies “while receiving care” at hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The Texas Commission on Jail Standards was notified of the death of a man in his late 50s who had been in the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office since 2025. The Sheriff reported that the 57-year-old man was taken t...
Oct 27, 2026Puente News Collaborative to Host Election Town Hall in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA-TV) -- The Puente News Collaborative will host a public town hall this week focused on the upcoming midterm elections and the issues shaping the Borderland. Stephanie Valle, Senior Program Officer for Puente News Collaborative at...
Oct 27, 2026