{"podcast":{"title":"El Paso News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707","podcast_index_feed_id":7476707,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-el-paso-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-el-paso-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":148,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, El Paso News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping El Paso—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. El Paso News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T10:22:22.020291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707"},"episode":{"title":"El Paso Hotel Tax Shortfall Deepens | El Paso News","slug":"el-paso-hotel-tax-shortfall-deepens-el-paso-news","published_at":"2026-07-06T12:29:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707/el-paso-hotel-tax-shortfall-deepens-el-paso-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8b9db3b7-be5b-428a-a577-1400e1906bde.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8b9db3b7-be5b-428a-a577-1400e1906bde.mp3","summary":"El Paso faces a $3.2 million shortfall in hotel occupancy tax revenue, with over two dozen hotels behind on payments—some already being chased by an outside agency, others handled by city comptrollers. The delay threatens local services and tourism, as these funds directly support the industry generating them. But there’s a silver lining: the city just approved taxing short-term rentals, expected to bring in $3.5 million annually, helping shore up future tourism investments while highlighting the ongoing struggle to get all businesses to pay their fair share. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/494ee8355e33c9ae","meta_description":"El Paso faces a $3.2 million shortfall in hotel occupancy tax revenue, with over two dozen hotels behind on payments—some already being chased by an outsi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":85,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707/episodes/el-paso-hotel-tax-shortfall-deepens-el-paso-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/el-paso-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7476707/el-paso-hotel-tax-shortfall-deepens-el-paso-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}