El Paso
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Discretionary Fund Spending | ongoing | City Council | 0 | 4 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Department of Code Enforcement | open | City Council 10/27 | 0 | 3 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| El Paso Electric Regulatory Cases | ongoing | City Council Work Session | 0 | 3 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Poet Laureate Program | open | City Council 10/27 | 0 | 3 | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Density Bonus Program Zoning Change | open | City Plan Commission 10/22 | 0 | 2 | Nov 11, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
| Issue2 | Status | Board | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 City General Election Canvass and Runoff | open | City Council | |
| Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2026-2036 | open | City Council Work Session |
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting10 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 - Animal Shelter Advisory Committee | Animal Shelter Advisory Committee | Nov 11, 2026 | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2026-11-12 - Sun Metro Citizens Advisory Committee | Sun Metro Citizens Advisory Committee | Nov 12, 2026 | 3:00 PM | Committee meeting on Thursday, November 12; agenda posted, item text not yet read. |
| 2026-11-12 - Civil Service Commission | Civil Service Commission | Nov 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Revised agenda (November 10): minutes, a Hearing Officer's report and recommendation, and an appeal of an exam qualification. |
| 2026-11-16 - City Council Special Meeting | City Council | Nov 16, 2026 | 1:00 PM | Special meeting to canvass the November 3 City General Election and call a December 12 runoff, with a possible executive session. |
| 2026-11-17 - City Collective Bargaining | City Collective Bargaining | Nov 17, 2026 | 10:00 AM | Collective bargaining session listed as Final; no agenda posted. |
| 2026-11-18 - Parks and Recreation Grievance Subcommittee | Parks and Recreation Grievance Subcommittee | Nov 18, 2026 | 3:30 PM | Subcommittee meeting listed on the city calendar; agenda text not yet read. |
| 2026-11-18 - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board | Parks and Recreation Advisory Board | Nov 18, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Advisory board meeting; agenda posted, item text not yet read. |
| 2026-11-19 - Museums and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board | Museums and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board | Nov 19, 2026 | 4:00 PM | - |
| 2026-11-24 - Civic Convention and Tourism Advisory Board | Civic Convention and Tourism Advisory Board | Nov 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM | - |
| 2026-12-08 - Museums and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board | Museums and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board | Dec 8, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Advisory board meeting listed on the city calendar; no agenda posted. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
| Meeting15 | Board | Type | Minutes | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 - Animal Shelter Advisory Committee | Animal Shelter Advisory Committee | regular meeting | not applicable (meeting canceled) | none found |
| 2026-11-10 - City Council Meeting | City Council | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-10 - Mass Transit Department Board Meeting | Mass Transit Department Board | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-10 - Public Art Committee | Public Art Committee | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-10 - Youth Advisory Board | Youth Advisory Board | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-09 - City Council Work Session | City Council Work Session | work session | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-05 - Capital Improvements Advisory Committee | Capital Improvements Advisory Committee | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-11-05 - City Plan Commission | City Plan Commission | regular meeting | not yet posted | live-streamed on the City of El Paso YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpasotx/videos); meeting link not yet found |
| 2026-10-29 - Historic Landmark Commission | Historic Landmark Commission | regular meeting | not applicable (meeting canceled) | none found |
| 2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting | City Council | meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-27 - Greater El Paso Civic Convention and Tourism Advisory Board | Greater El Paso Civic Convention and Tourism Advisory Board | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-26 - City Council Work Session Meeting | City Council Work Session | work session | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-22 - City Accessibility Advisory Committee | City Accessibility Advisory Committee | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
| 2026-10-22 - City Plan Commission | City Plan Commission | meeting | - | https://vimeo.com/1234205116 |
| 2026-10-22 - Financial Oversight and Audit Committee | Financial Oversight and Audit Committee | regular meeting | not yet posted | none found |
Issues with near term decisions
Long running topics
| Issue5 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Discretionary Fund Spending | City Council | Nov 4, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| El Paso Electric Regulatory Cases | City Council Work Session | Nov 4, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Anti-DWI Strategy | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Flock Safety Cameras | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Meta Data Center Community Agreement | City Council Work Session | Oct 24, 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
No actions pending
| Issue1 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Zero Program | City Council Work Session | Oct 24, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Completed
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City website: https://www.elpasotexas.gov
- Agendas and meeting calendar: https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- Meeting video: Official City of El Paso Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/eptx (linked from https://www.elpasotexas.gov/videos); city YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpasotx has only a few committee meetings (e.g. Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 9/9, zsB82Z-Y6io) and older council videos, not current ones.
- Official minutes (Legistar, text-extracted from the posted PDFs): City Council regular meetings of September 1, 15 and 29, 2026 and City Council work sessions of September 14 and 28, 2026, read in full on 2026-10-24. Issue pages for these meetings were built from the minutes.
- Officials, agendas and video lists were collected from these official sources on 2026-10-22; meeting content comes from the transcripts as they are processed.
Data quality notes
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Minutes for the October 12 work session and October 13 council meeting were not yet posted when the minutes were collected; those meetings have agenda-based pages only. Minutes record who spoke but not what public speakers or members said except where statements were attached; reasons for several split votes are not recorded.
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Minutes of the Mass Transit Department Board meeting held during the September 1 recess were not in the set read.
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No video is recorded in our list for the September 1 and 15 council meetings or the September 14 work session.
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Agendas for 10/8 CPC, 10/12 WS, 10/13 Mass Transit and 10/19 ZBA were not read (items summarized only generically).
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No locations/times for 10/8 CPC and 10/12 WS captured. 11/10 council and transit agendas not posted.
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No ZBA/CPC meetings listed for Nov 2026 on Legistar at fetch time.
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Council videos are on Vimeo (not YouTube), so no YouTube video IDs; IDs given are Vimeo IDs.
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Video dates taken from titles.