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Ep. 17: Natural Gas Rate Hike, West Texas Preservation Efforts, and the Dallas City Hall Debate

Ep. 17: Natural Gas Rate Hike, West Texas Preservation Efforts, and the Dallas City Hall Debate

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 Good morning, this is El Paso Local Pulse for Friday, February sixth.

We're starting with news from City Hall that's going to hit your wallet. The Texas Railroad Commission has approved a natural gas rate increase for Texas Gas Service customers here in El Paso. Now, the originally proposed increase was twenty-seven percent, but following negotiations, it's been reduced. Small residential customers are looking at about a ten percent bump, which translates to three to four dollars more per month. Larger households could see increases closer to nineteen percent, or about eleven dollars more monthly depending on usage. The company says the increase is needed to cover service and maintenance costs and keep service reliable. The City Council had previously rejected this proposal back in November, and city officials tell us they're reviewing the decision and considering what options are available moving forward. This comes on the heels of El Paso Water also raising rates, with customers seeing a twelve percent increase that adds up to about ten dollars more per month on average.

On a brighter note, we've got some exciting preservation work happening right here in West Texas. The two thousand twenty-six West Texas Regional Preservation Summit just wrapped up here in El Paso this past week, bringing together over sixty-five preservation advocates from across the Upper Rio Grande region. The event featured hard hat tours of the historic Kress Building and presentations from accomplished preservation professionals. If you're passionate about protecting our region's historic buildings and heritage, Preservation Texas is actually hiring. They're looking for a bilingual West Texas Program Officer to work out of the West Texas Heritage Center right here in El Paso. The position involves technical assistance, architectural research, community engagement, and relationship building. Applications are being accepted through February twenty-seventh if you're interested.

Looking ahead, there's a historic window repair workshop coming up in late March at the Preservation Texas Institute in Tehuacana. It's a hands-on opportunity where you can learn fundamentals of historic wood window repair while actually working on original windows from a nineteen-fourteen dormitory building. Enrollment is limited to twelve participants, so if that's something that interests you, head to their website to register.

We're also keeping an eye on a significant development down in Dallas that could impact preservation efforts statewide. The iconic nineteen seventy-eight I.M. Pei designed Dallas City Hall is facing potential demolition. A coalition of residents, nonprofits, and businesses is pushing back, calling for a pause on a rushed vote scheduled for February twenty-fifth. They're advocating for a vision that includes new development like a new Mavericks arena while preserving the iconic structure.

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