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El Paso, TX: council, meetings and contacts
El Paso is the 23rd largest city in the United States with about 683,012 residents, in El Paso. Here is who governs it, when they meet in public, and where the agendas are posted.
City government at a glance
- Form of government
- Council-manager
- Governing body
- El Paso City Council — 9 members
- Regular meetings
- Published on the official city website
- City Hall
- 300 N. Campbell St., El Paso, TX 79901
- Main information line
- 311 or (915) 212-0000
- Population (2025 est.)
- 683,012 (2020 census: 678,815)
- County
- El Paso
- Planning body
- El Paso City Plan Commission
Eight single-member districts plus an at-large mayor; regular meetings include a 60-minute Call to the Public at noon.
Official links
- El Paso official website
- Agendas, minutes and meeting video
- El Paso County Commissioners Court
- El Paso Independent School District
The bodies that decide things in El Paso
| Body | What it decides | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso City Council | Ordinances, the city budget, zoning changes, contracts, police and fire funding | City website |
| El Paso County Commissioners Court | County budget, sheriff and jail, public health, elections administration, county roads | County website |
| El Paso Independent School District board | School budget, boundaries, calendar, curriculum adoption, superintendent | District website |
| El Paso City Plan Commission | Rezonings, site plans, variances and long-range land use recommendations | City website |
Questions people ask about El Paso government
How do I contact El Paso city government?
The main information line is 311 or (915) 212-0000. City Hall is at 300 N. Campbell St., El Paso, TX 79901, and the official website is https://www.elpasotexas.gov.
How do I speak at a El Paso public meeting?
Find the agenda for the meeting, check the sign-up deadline (many cities close the list before the meeting starts), prepare remarks for the posted time limit — usually two or three minutes — and state your name, your district and your specific ask.
No debates for El Paso yet. If something is on the council agenda — a rezoning, a fee increase, a transit change — open the first debate and invite both sides.
Start here if you are new to this
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