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El Paso county accepts ETA recommendation to end fixed‑route service in Socorro; paratransit questions remain
Summary
After the City of Socorro declined to join the regional transit LGC, El Paso County accepted the El Paso Transportation Authority LGC recommendation to eliminate fixed‑route bus service inside Socorro effective July 1. County staff and commissioners warned of mobility impacts and potential continued paratransit obligations.
El Paso County Commissioners on June 9 accepted the El Paso Transportation Authority (ETA) Local Government Corporation board's recommendation to eliminate fixed‑route public transit service within the City of Socorro effective July 1, following Socorro’s decision not to join the regional LGC and the city's June 5 vote to stand up its own demand‑response system.
The county action follows a March–September 2024 service review by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), commissioned by ETA, that evaluated options if jurisdictions opt out of the regional partnership. The ETA board adopted the option to remove fixed‑route service in Socorro last year; county staff said the board acted after the City of Socorro repeatedly declined to enter the regional interlocal.
Javier Banales of county transit staff summarized the timeline to the court and stressed that federal guidance from the…
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