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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Erin Douglas

El Paso charter fight tests whether a Texas city will move away from fossil fuels

El Paso Electric's natural gas-powered Newman Generating Station in El Paso on Feb. 17, 2021.
El Paso Electric's natural gas-powered Newman Generating Station in El Paso on Feb. 17, 2021. (Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune)

In the westernmost outpost of a state still tightly embracing fossil fuels as climate change ravages the planet, El Paso citizens will soon decide if their city should take dramatic steps to wean itself from oil and gas.

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