El Paso freezes 1,000 city jobs to bridge $51M budget gap without raising taxes

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — More than 1,000 city jobs are currently sitting vacant in El Paso and city leaders say that’s by design.

Facing a $51 million budget gap, the City of El Paso is freezing hundreds of positions across multiple departments in a strategic effort to avoid raising taxes or cutting essential services.

The move is part of a broader balancing act…

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