Water rate hike plans discussed by new Infrastructure Committee
Proposals to raise water and wastewater rates were reviewed at the Infrastructure Committee meeting. New chair Juan Oropesa and vice chair Darrell Johnson lead a year with Cristina Arnold and Will Cavin as members. Rate studies target mid 2024 through 2028 with early period impacts.
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Juan Oropesa
Darrell Johnson
Cristina Arnold
Will Cavin
Arnold
Robert Glenn
Biden administration renews demand for border park access
Federal officials pressed Texas again to grant Border Patrol access to Shelby Park along the Rio Grande. Texas has installed razor wire fences and seized control of the park, denying entry to agents as a feud with the Biden administration intensifies.
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Biden Administration
Texas
Border Patrol
Mcallen
U.S
Supreme Court
Greg Abbott
Eagle Pass
Abbott
Joe Biden
Department of Homeland Security
Shelby Park
Rio Grande
Bills on guns clear committees in statewide voting ban debate
Senate Rules Committee approved SB 5 on a party line 7 to 4 with Republicans opposing. The bill would make it a petty misdemeanor to carry a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site during voting, with exceptions for officers and security personnel. The measure heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review amid current election security concerns.
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Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Roswell Sons
Greg Nibert
Cliff Pirtle
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Roswell
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Robert Corn
Edward Heldenbrand
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Roswell Daily Record
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S.B. 5
Morgan Lee
Peter Wirth
Santa Fe
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