Complaint affidavits state EPPD Lt. John Surface for years requested sexual favors from two women subordinates; while Sgt. Adan Chavez knew about it and didn’t do anything to stop it.
SISD anticipates $41 million deficit, no pay raises next school year
The Socorro Independent School District may forgo pay raises for its employees, reduce its contributions to employee health insurance and close its aquatic center to cut the deficit.
Early learning center, health clinic for children with disabilities coming to East El Paso
Paso del Norte Children’s is set to open East El Paso day care, early learning school and health clinic for children with disabilities, including autism.
Opinion: JP Morgan should encourage El Paso Electric to innovate
The future of electricity will bring revolutionary change.
Did El Paso record only four inches of rain in 2023?
For the past three years, El Paso has experienced abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions.
A major deposit of rare earth elements sits just outside El Paso. Will anyone mine it?
Round Top Mountain just outside of El Paso could play a role in the United States’ race to displace China and develop a rare earth supply chain.
Judge dismisses second group of migrants’ rioting cases; groups organize against Senate Bill 4
Those arrested were among large groups of migrants who pushed past Texas National Guard soldiers in an attempt to reach the border wall to request asylum.
Indictments: 2 Socorro ISD board members targeted district employees
One trustee and his wife are accused of targeting her principal. The other trustee allegedly targeted the principal at his child’s school, and her boss.
Socorro ISD board members Barrera, Castellano arrested, along with Castellano’s wife
Pablo Barrera and Ricardo Castellano, both former law enforcement officers elected to the Socorro board in 2021, are facing criminal charges, along with Castellano’s wife, Gabriela.
Arizona school district rescinds Nate Carman’s superintendent contract
The Arizona job offer was rescinded after the SISD Board of Trustees placed former superintendent Nate Carman on administrative leave.
‘Extremely concerned’: El Paso leaders rip UTEP President Heather Wilson over NSF grant fallout
UTEP for the first time provided details on why it removed the head of its Aerospace Center and alerted the National Science Foundation of concerns over a major grant.
UTEP launches national search for new Aerospace Center leader
While UTEP has started to look for a replacement for Aerospace Center leader Ahsan Choudhuri, his legal team suggests that any changes should wait until after the National Science Foundation finishes its investigation.
Cool Canyon Nights, El Fresco take music outdoors for summer
Upcoming El Paso events: Cool Canyon Nights, El Fresco Music Series, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center student exhibit, Mexican American Cultural Center meet-and-greet.
Canutillo board votes against closing schools, with minimal public notice
Days after voters narrowly approved two bond issues, Canutillo ISD trustees voted on school closures despite the subject being absent from the agenda
Homebuilders to pay higher impact fees to extend water, sewer services to new neighborhoods in ‘compromise’
The increased impact fees means developers will pay about $400 more per new home while ratepayers may see their monthly bills decrease by a few pennies.
Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic welcomes Ysleta ISD students for Sun City Smiles event
Third-year dental students provide screenings and cleanings to 120 elementary school children just before Dental Smiles Month
‘I’m a scapegoat,’ says Mexican immigration agent accused in Juárez detention center fire
The agent jailed in the deadly March 2023 incident claims he was not at the detention center when the fire broke out.
GOP congressional candidate Brandon Herrera makes El Paso campaign stop with Kyle Rittenhouse
Herrera is in a primary runoff with incumbent Tony Gonzales for the District 23 seat that stretches from San Antonio to parts of Far East El Paso.
NSF suspends UTEP aerospace grant pending review
UTEP in a statement makes no mention of Ahsan Choudhuri, who had been in charge of the Aerospace Center, but said it appointed the engineering dean as acting head of the center.
Property valuation increase – again? Here’s how to protest it
This marks the fourth year in a row the El Paso Central Appraisal District conducts a mass appraisal – increasing overall valuations 16% countywide.
UTEP tenure policies a major sore point, faculty survey shows
A survey of full-time faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso shows a general unhappiness among the majority of those who participated, especially in compensation, facilities and tenure policies.
Voters narrowly approve Canutillo ISD bonds for new schools, repairs, debt payoff
This marks the first bond proposals Canutillo ISD voters approve after voting down two others in four years.
How El Pasoans voted in the May 4 uniform election
Here’s how voters in El Paso County cast their ballot on the Canutillo ISD bond, San Elizario City Council and Lower Valley Water District bond.
Canutillo ISD bond election draws low turnout in early voting
Here’s what early voting figures in Canutillo ISD’s $387 million bond proposal show; plus, Mayor Oscar Leeser requests audit of Sun Bowl Association contract
Growing SNAP applications backlog leaves El Paso families waiting on food stamps
Texas is still struggling to keep up with the SNAP benefits backlog as the number of delayed applications grows. In El Paso, the food bank is helping families expedite their cases.
Turn the tassel! El Paso college, high school graduations kick off this weekend
Here’s a list of graduation dates for area colleges, universities and high schools.
EPISD plans school closures, consolidations amid sharply declining enrollment
The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will review recommendations in late fall. Approved school closures would go into effect in the 2025-26 school year.
Holocaust commemoration, Mighty Mujer Triathlon among upcoming events
The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration The El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center will commemorate Yom HaShoah during an event starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at Congregation B’nai Zion 805 Cherry Hill Lane. Yom […]
Andrea Hutchins, El Paso Chamber’s 1st woman CEO, resigning in June
Hutchins’ husband, an Army colonel, is being reassigned from Fort Bliss
Do Native Americans get free entry to visit White Sands National Park?
White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico, about 90 minutes from El Paso, Texas, is the world’s largest gypsum dune field and stretches over 275 square miles.
El Paso Water service in new neighborhoods could cost $1 billion over 10 years. Who should shoulder the cost?
El Paso Water ratepayers shoulder the cost of extending water and sewer lines out to new neighborhoods. Some argue that cost should be put on developers.