Property tax bills are mailed out every October by the El Paso City tax office. Property tax payments are due by January 31st. Taxes become delinquent on February 1st. 

State law requires the imposition of penalties and interest when an account becomes delinquent as follows:

Interest: 1% (one percent) of the outstanding levy is added monthly beginning the first month of delinquency. Interest continues accumulating until the levy is paid.

Penalty: 6% (six percent) of the levy due is added for the first month of delinquency. 1% (one percent) of the levy due is added each month for months 2 through 5 of delinquency. 2% (two percent) of the levy due is added beginning the 6th month of delinquency.

Penalty for collection costs: Up to 20% (twenty percent) of levy and penalties and interest due is added on April 1st for personal property and July 1st for real property of the year the tax becomes delinquent.

To be eligible to register to vote in Texas, a person must be: 

• A United States citizen; 
• A resident of the Texas county in which application for registration is made; 
• At least 18 years old on Election Day; 
• Not finally convicted of a felony, or, if so convicted must have (1) fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or (2) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote; and 
• Not determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be (1) totally mentally incapacitated; or (2) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

A voter who has not been issued a driver’s license or social security number may register to vote, but such voter must submit proof of identification when presenting himself/herself for voting or with his/her mail-in ballots, if voting by mail.  These voters’ names are flagged on the official voter registration list with the annotation of “ID.”  The “ID” notation instructs the poll worker to request a proper form of identification from these voters when they present themselves for voting, unless they are a voter with a permanent exemption on the voter registration certificate. The voter must present one of the seven (7) acceptable forms of identification: 

• Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
• Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
• United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
• United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States passport

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don't feel unwell.

Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people who get COVID-19 becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.

People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.

You can find a detailed map with the spread of the cases here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

You can find the latest information on the cases reported/counted in Texas here: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/updates.shtm#coronavirus.

You can find the list of local health entities for assistance on COVID-19 response here: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/regions/2019-nCoV-Local-Health-Entities/

The renewal fees are as follows: 

• Renewal of driver license (with or without changing address): $25
• Renewal of ID (with or without changing address): $16
• Renewal of driver license with motorcycle (with or without changing address): $33
• Replacement or change of address for driver license, commercial license or ID: $11