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Commissioners adopt state, federal legislative positions; back dairy bill to restore permits
Summary
The court voted to take formal positions on several state bills, backed a bill to restore permits for dairies in parts of El Paso County and approved federal outreach asking Congress to protect tax‑exempt municipal bonds and colonia funding rules.
El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a slate of state and federal positions for the 2025 legislative session and voted to support House Bill 1275, legislation to repeal a permit denial related to historical restrictions on dairies in portions of the county.
Earlier in the meeting the court voted to support HB 1275, urged by Representative Gonzalez, which county staff described as removing a prohibition created after a bovine tuberculosis outbreak decades ago and restoring permitting authority so dairies in parts of El Paso and other counties could…
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