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Good morning El Paso! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new payouts, grants and closures could affect El Paso families soon
  • How would you spend $2.5M for El Paso housing?
  • What happens if El Paso pulls the plug on Flock cameras?

Also on today's calendar: Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 102, low: 74.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. YISD offers $7,500 separation incentive; veterans programs awarded $1.7 million (elpasomatters.org) — El Paso readers should know YISD is offering a $7,500 incentive to the first 100 employees who retire or resign in December, aiming to ease budget pressures and avoid layoffs. Veterans in El Paso will see expanded transportation, financial, and family services from new state grants, while Planned Parenthood launches a privately funded birth-control program and Memorial Park Library closes temporarily for roof and HVAC repairs.
   

2. El Paso seeks public input on redirecting $2.5M to affordable housing expansion (kfoxtv.com) — El Paso is considering shifting about $2.5 million in federal housing funds from down-payment assistance to preserving and building more affordable housing, and city officials want your input. The proposal, affecting HOME funds from 2019–2023, will be discussed at Tuesday's City Council meeting, and residents can speak during public comment or email feedback to DCHDFacilities@elpasotexas.gov through Oct. 1.
   

3. El Paso City Council to consider removing Flock cameras, limiting future contracts (ktsm.com) — El Paso City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to remove about 150 Flock license plate reader cameras from city property and tightly restrict any future contracts for similar technology. The move, led by Reps. Josh Acevedo and Chris Canales, follows ongoing concerns over how the company could use or share collected vehicle data, even with local safeguards in place.
   

4. El Paso's Bridge of the Americas to end commercial truck traffic as work starts in 2028 (kfoxtv.com) — Commercial truck traffic at El Paso's Bridge of the Americas is set to end when a major federal modernization project begins in early 2028, reshaping cross-border trade and traffic patterns. A new El Paso Chamber study warns of a projected $2.3 billion regional economic loss, while local advocates and residents emphasize potential gains in air quality, noise reduction, and safer I-10 commutes.
   

5. El Pasoans remember the impact of 9/11 on the border region (kvia.com) — El Paso residents share how the 9/11 attacks reshaped their sense of safety and inspired powerful acts of local generosity, including raising about $190,000 for relief efforts. Community leaders recall the fear, unity, and pride in local first responders that still shape how El Pasoans support one another during national and local crises today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning to all my friends and family.
    God bless you. I'll be sending prayers to everyone who needs it and going through hard times. Have a beautiful blessed day. (Nextdoor Sandy Creek)
  • I found this sick kitten in my front yard.
    Trying to get her to a vet. If any one has any advice on what to do until I can get her in would be greatly appreciated (Nextdoor Apollo Heights East)
  • Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Holiday Inn El Paso West Sunland Park - Night Auditor in El Paso. Apply here.
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso posted a job opening for Surgery Scheduler-ELP in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Paso here.

Ok El Paso! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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