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The City Council voted unanimously to direct El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to come up with a plan to decrease the city's property tax rate.

The commission will take on an advisory role, meaning that its redistricting maps can be rejected by the County Commissioners Court. Because the advisory commission is not an independent authority, Stout said commissioners should "give as much deference to them" as they can.  He said his district "is really gerrymandered." Stretching from North-Central El Paso to the border, with parts in the West Side, Stout has the second largest county district.  "So, in my opinion, it needs to be redrawn," Stout said. "I'm definitely interested to see how the advisory committee comes up with something...

Texas’ torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout — two additional congressional seats and electoral votes deepening its already massive influence in the nation’s politics. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 decennial sampling released Monday indicated the state gained nearly 4 million residents since 2010 — more than any other state in sheer numbers and roughly the entire population of neighboring Oklahoma.  And yet, advocates cite immigration concerns, lack of funding for education and encouragement of census participation m...