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El Paso Commissioners adopt federal legislative agenda, urge engagement on transportation, elections and immigration
Summary
The court voted to adopt a 10-item federal legislative agenda aligned with NACo priorities — including multiyear surface transportation reauthorization, election infrastructure funding, and immigration reform — and authorized staff to pursue letters and CPF project submissions.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court on Feb. 9 adopted a federal legislative agenda that mirrors many priorities set by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and includes 10 county-specific proposals and several congressional project funding ideas.
Elisa Tamayo, the county’s government affairs manager, briefed the court on NACo’s 2026 platform: strengthening intergovernmental partnerships; passing a multiyear surface transportation reauthorization; advancing a bipartisan farm bill; enhancing disaster mitigation and recovery; supporting flexible federal investments such as CDBG; fully funding PILT or exploring…
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