The El Paso City Council held a work session on Monday, June 8, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM and adjourning at 9:39 AM. The meeting included an executive session and subsequent unanimous votes on four items related to Texas Gas Service rate adjustments and intervention in utility proceedings before the Texas Public Utility Commission. Mayor Johnson presided, with all council members present or joining later (Representatives Canales, Niño, and Acevedo arrived at 9:04, 9:06, and 9:07 AM, respectively).
Let's start it. Good morning, Mayor. Good morning. This is a work session of the El Paso City Council for Monday, June 8th, 2026. It is 9 o'clock a.m. Mayor Johnson is present and presiding in council chambers along with Mayor Pro Tem Chavez, Representative Maldonado Rocha, Representative Boyatrejo, Alternate Mayor Pro Tem Piero, and Representative. Mayor, we have a quorum. Thank you. Representative Russia, would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance? Council, is there a motion to retire into executive session? There's a motion and a second to retire into executive session. All in favor. Anyone opposed? And the city council of the city of El Paso might retire to executive session pursuing to section 3.5A of the El Paso City Charter and the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapter D, to discuss any of the following. Executive session item one, Texas Gas Service, a division of one gas inks test year 2025 gas reliability infrastructure program interim rate adjustment for the incorporated areas of Texas Gas Service, PUC number OS test 26-00030734, HQ number utility-78 under 551.071. Executive session item two, rate case severed from statement of intent of Texas Gas Service Company, a division of one gas inc to change gas utility rates within the unincorporated areas of the Central Gulf, West, North, and Rio Gran Valley service areas, OS-25-0002924, HQ utility-85 under 551.071. Executive session item three, distribution cost recovery factors and power cost recovery factors. Under 551.071, these matters are taken into executive session under 551.071. Okay, Ms. Prine, I believe we're ready to go. Yes, is there a motion to come out of executive session? There's a motion and a second to come out of executive session. All in favor? Anyone opposed? The meeting is back in session at 9 32 a.m. And for the record, representatives Canales, Niño and Acevedo join the meeting at 9 04, 906, and 907, respectively. We're on item AX1. Mayor Pro Tem. Thank you, Ms. Prine. Motion made seconded and carried that the application Texas of Texas Gas Service, a division of one gas inks test year 2025, Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program Interim Rate Adjustment for the Incorporated Areas of Texas Gas Service OS-26-0030734 filed on March 10th, 2026, and matter number utility-seventy-eight is hereby denied, and that the city attorney is directed to take all steps necessary, including the execution of any required documents in order to effectuate this authority. Okay, there's a motion. Thank you, Representative Piero. In the voting session, and that motion passes unanimously. EX2. Motion made, seconded, and carried that the city attorney in consultation with the city manager be authorized to approve the settlement in the rate case expenses severed from OS-25-00028202. Statement of intent of Texas Gas Service Company, a division of One Gas Inc. to change gas utility rates within the company's unincorporated areas of the Central Gulf, West North, and Rio Gran Valley service areas in matter number OS-25-000 2924, high Q Utility-85, and to take all steps necessary, including the execution of any required documents in order to effectuate this authority. Okay, we have motion. There's a motion made and read into the record by Mayor Pro Tem Chavez, seconded by Representative Limon. This is on EX2 to approve the settlement on that motion, call for the vote. Representative? Thank you. And the voting session, and that motion passes unanimously. EX3. Thank you, Ms. Prime, and I will be reading two motions for this uh item. The first is motion made, seconded, and carried that the city attorney upon review and in consultation with the city manager be authorized to number one file a motion to intervene in all purchased power capacity cost recover factor filings docketed at the Texas Public Utility Commission that affect or may affect utility ratepayers in the city of El Paso. Number two, hire outside counsel and consultants deemed necessary for undertaking such interventions, and number three, take all steps necessary, including the execution of any required documents in order to effectuate this authority. Second.