EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A motion before the El Paso City Council to direct the city manager and attorney to review agreements with the Transportation Security Administration in response to a controversial video playing inside the El Paso International Airport failed Tuesday after a tie-breaking vote by Mayor Renard Johnson.

The measure, which aimed to explore a possible Memorandum of Understanding or a lease agreement to align TSA checkpoint operations with City of El Paso policies ended in a tie. Johnson's no vote broke the tie, stopping the proposal.

During Tuesday's city council meeting, Johnson acknowledged the video recorded by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but said the city had already made several attempts to have it removed without success.

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