El Paso County Commissioner Pct. 3

November News Round-Up

Here is a round-up of stories relating to the County and Precinct 3 over the month of November along with a brief description of the stories.

 

November 27th, 2013 KVIA

There are many challenges to managing the budget at the County. Some of the concerns of Commissioner Perez relating to the way process works under our current system are outlined in this piece.

http://www.kvia.com/news/county-commissioners-disagree-on-budget-being-overseen-by-auditor-then-approved-by-them/-/391068/23195378/-/cy8aqyz/-/index.html

 

November 26th, 2013 KVIA I-Team

The ABC 7 I-Team did a story on indigent defense in El Paso County. The story talks about who receives indigent defense services and how the attorneys are appointed.

http://www.kvia.com/news/iteam-indigent-defense-costs-county-unprecedented-2-million-more-commissioner-questions-quality-of-defense-appointment-system/-/391068/23179814/-/tjpholz/-/index.html

 

November 25th, 2013 KFOX

The County lacks the authority to intervene in the El Paso Electric Power Plant issue in the Montana Vista community. That is among a few reasons why Commissioner’s Court will not file a lawsuit over the issue. Read more details on the issues involved in this complex topic.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/county-wont-file-lawsuit-over-montana-vista-power-plant-2551.shtml

 

November 15th, 2013 KFOX

Here’s a peek at the new Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/exclusive-first-look-at-tornillo-port-entry-2431.shtml

 

November 6th, 2013 KFOX

The process for setting up a new city government in San Elizario will take the hard work of committed community members. Here’s a story on what the incorporation of the oldest community in the County could mean for local residents.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/san-elizario-set-up-city-government-priorities-after-incorporation-2297.shtml

 

November 5th, 2013 KFOX

San Elizario Becomes a city! Read all about it here.

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/san-elizario-residents-vote-incorporate-according-unofficial-results-2283.shtml