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UTEP and EPCC are leveling up 🎮 Both schools are launching official esports programs this fall, giving students new opportunities to compete, earn scholarships and develop career-ready skills. 🖥️🏆 https://t.co/Y54JxrWHej
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The University of Texas at El Paso and the El Paso Community College have embraced esports competition this fall. Both institutions expect these moves will better prepare graduates for the growing...
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El Paso County built the Tornillo Guadalupe port of entry with big expectations. Years later, traffic never flourished. Now, a new study will examine how to finally bring users. https://t.co/xxseAgHfTu
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🔎 Will your El Paso property taxes go up or down? Texas’ new school tax exemption offers relief for some, but many El Paso homeowners may still pay more.
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Texas’ new homestead exemption increase is designed to lower school property taxes, but many El Paso homeowners will still see higher overall bills because of rising valuations and tax increases from...
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“Silence is its own violence,” Nicole Alderete-Ferrini writes about a culture that she says has laughed, looked away and excused abuse in our civic life. https://t.co/qunAPBeNAW
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El Paso’s tolerance of public harassment and character attacks against women leaders must end.
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YISD Trustee Kathryn Lucero is resigning after eight years representing the Del Valle High School feeder pattern for an opportunity in Maine. The YISD Board of Trustees will now decide whether to call for a special election or appoint a replacement. https://t.co/ldygh9MMwI
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The YISD school board will need to decide whether to appoint a replacement for Trustee Kathryn Lucero or call for a special election.
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This week in El Paso: • El Paso Animal Services director to retire • Modesto Gomez Park gets new fields, upgrades • City Council OKs incentives for data center cooling startup Read more in our weekly roundup:
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This week: Terry Kebschull retires amid criticism of Animal Services leadership; Canutillo ISD adopts tax rate; first phase of long-awaited Modesto park upgrades completed; city approves data center...
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Engines will soon roar in Fabens. Construction is set to begin in the next couple months on the region's first paved speedway, a project expected to draw racing fans, concerts, and new economic activity to El Paso County.
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The $17 million paved speedway in Fabens – the first of its kind in the El Paso region – is moving ahead, promising racing, entertainment and economic opportunities for the community.
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Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago and Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira, both DACA recipients living in El Paso County, this week filed petitions in federal court challenging the legality of their detention and asking to be released from ICE custody. https://t.co/SK5hKv8hs0
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Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago and Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira, both DACA recipients, are fighting for their release from ICE custody as lawmakers challenge the Trump administration’s interpretation of the...
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Catch this week’s top events across El Paso. ⛏️ Minerpalooza 🏈 UTEP football home opener 🎵 El Paso Opera’s Encores & Overtures 🎥 Movies at the Park — ‘Encanto’ 🐶 Canine Fiesta at Ascarate Pool Plan your week with our full events roundup.
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UTEP kicks off the school year with Minerpalooza and the Miners’ home opener. Plus: opera gala, outdoor movie, dog swim, faculty art and more events.
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El Paso public safety leaders – including the fire chief and airport security manager – are featured in videos by DJI, a Chinese drone maker under U.S. security review.
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El Paso public safety officials appear in promotional videos for DJI Technologies, a Chinese drone manufacturer now under U.S. national security review.
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Podcast: Austin firm says its $165 billion Santa Teresa data center campus will use “minimal” water. Residents aren’t convinced — especially after recent water crises in southern Doña Ana County.
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What does the New Mexico data center, dubbed “Project Jupiter,” mean for our economy, and, maybe more importantly, for the future of water and electricity systems in the borderland?
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➡️ El Paso just had its mildest summer since 2022 — but it was still hotter than all but 7 summers in nearly 140 years of records. Climate change and urbanization continue to turn up the heat. 🌡️ https://t.co/gNlMqYjzcV
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“It’s like having a toy airplane you have to put together, but with a lot more sweat, energy and money,” jokes Ismael Lara, who with his brother paid $10,000 for an inoperable Boeing 727, tore it apart to transport it and are now piecing it back together.
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Two brothers paid $10,000 for an inoperable airplane. It’s taken 10 times more to dismantle and transport it. How much more will it take to piece it together into some kind of attraction?
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Under the USDA guidelines, by fall 2027, schools will need to limit added sugars in their meals to 10% of the weekly calories provided, and reduce sodium levels by 15% for school lunches and 10% for breakfast.
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As the USDA pushes for lower sugar and sodium levels, school food service employees are balancing nutrition standards with student preferences while serving thousands of meals on tight budgets.
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Three federal judges will hear challenges to Texas’ new redistricting plan in El Paso this October. The outcome of the case could shape the 2026 elections.
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Federal judges will hear legal challenges to Texas’ new redistricting plan during October hearings at the El Paso federal courthouse, a case with huge national implications. A three-judge panel of...
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After years of delays, Pellicano Drive construction in Far East El Paso is finally going to move forward. Agreements have cleared the way for work to resume on the long-stalled project.
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Pending agreements now finalized have cleared the way for construction to resume on Pellicano Drive – a long-awaited project to improve traffic and access.
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This week in El Paso: • County Commissioners Court approves UMC tax hike • EPISD advances superintendent search • UTEP Keck Center has new leader • Northeast drainage improvement project begins Sept. 1 Read more in our weekly roundup.
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County Commissioners approve University Medical Center’s tax rate while El Paso ISD trustees prepare to interview search firms for a superintendent search. Plus, UTEP’s Keck Center has a new leader.
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“I'm excited and eager to keep moving in this positive direction,” says James Vasquez, who this week signed a contract to officially become superintendent of Socorro ISD. Here’s how his pay and benefits compare to area superintendents and what’s nex.
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New Socorro schools chief says he’s eager to keep moving the district forward. Here’s what his new contract stipulates and what he says is in store for the district under his leadership.
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