Case File 26-0905
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.010 (Tolls for International Bridges); and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.020 (Toll Collection for Pickup Trucks or Any Other Vehicle). The penalty as provided in Section 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.
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Obtain adopted bridge toll ordinance text and effective date
Why now: The item ran as Second Reading on both August 4 and August 18, 2026, and the caption expressly incorporates the penalty provided in Section 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.
What to do: Pull the signed ordinance and the certified vote record for the August 18 reading, and confirm whether the August 4 posting was postponed, tabled, or substituted — the caption references the penalty in Section 12.84.010, so clients operating commercial or pickup-truck crossings need the exact enforcement language and effective date. Without the adopted text you cannot advise on when the new toll and pickup-truck collection rules bind.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why bridge toll ordinance got two second readings
Why now: The identical bridge toll ordinance item was posted as a Second Reading twice — August 4 and August 18, 2026 — with no first reading or disposition in the record.
What to do: Request the City Council minutes and any postponement motion from the August 4 meeting and compare the posted ordinance drafts from both dates to see whether the toll figures in Section 12.78.010 changed between the two identical second-reading postings. An unexplained repeat second reading usually means a substitute version, a failed motion, or a postponement that never got a public explanation.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check how pickup truck bridge tolls will change
Why now: The August 18, 2026 Council item amends both Section 12.78.010 (tolls for international bridges) and Section 12.78.020 (toll collection for pickup trucks or any other vehicle).
What to do: If you cross an El Paso international bridge in a pickup truck, look up the amended Section 12.78.020 language — the Council is amending pickup-truck toll collection separately from the general passenger toll table, which can mean a different rate or classification than what you pay today. Frequent-crossing households should confirm the new figure before it takes effect rather than discovering it at the toll booth.
Act before: After the next material record update
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An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.010 (Tolls for International Bridges); and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.020 (Toll Collection for Pickup Trucks or Any Other Vehicle). The penalty as provided in Section 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.
An Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.010 (Tolls for International Bridges); and an Ordinance amending Title 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 12.78 (International Bridges), of the El Paso City Code, to amend Section 12.78.020 (Toll Collection for Pickup Trucks or Any Other Vehicle). The penalty as provided in Section 12.84.010 of the El Paso City Code.