The wind howled, dust swirled and the temperature dropped, but that didn’t stop fans or players in the annual Greater El Paso Football Showcase at the Sun Bowl Saturday afternoon. The city’s all stars gathered for one last game as high school football players; wearing the colors of not one school, but many. And while […]Read More
UTEP (2-6) continues its season-long four-game homestand against Northern Arizona (2-9) on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Miners, who lost to NM State (79-68) on the first leg of the homestand Tuesday, will play three games over the next six days leading into the Christmas break. UTEP will participate in the WestStar Bank Don Haskins […]Read More
Rising property values in Texas should have lowered school property tax rates. But they didn’t, and you can thank the folks who write the state budget for that. When your property values rise, your school property tax rates are supposed to fall, right? That might be how you want it to work, but it’s not […]Read More
Both the Miners men and women’s golf teams stocked up with new members ahead of the 2017-18 season. UTEP Women’s Golf Coach Jere Pelletier announced that Valeria Mendizabal and Taylor Stone have signed national letters of intent to play for the Miners. Both will be freshmen beginning with the 2017-18 season. “I’m really excited that […]Read More
El Paso’s most popular and largest public ice skating event is underway. For the seventh year, El Pasoans are pulling on skates and gliding along in the city’s only professional, regulation-size ice skating rink during the annual Holidays On Ice at the El Paso County Coliseum Events Center, 4100 E. Paisano. Beginning this week, the […]Read More
Meet Mandi, one of the sweetest pups you’ll probably ever meet! Mandi originally came to us in the beginning of October. She was quickly adopted after only being at the shelter for a week, but then two months later, she was brought back due to her owner’s other dog not getting along with Mandi. She’s extremely […]Read More
Texans who weren’t interested in any of the presidential candidates on the ballot wrote in everything from Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz to Chuck Norris and Harambe. Some left colorful messages for election officials. This year’s presidential election may have caused a surge in the number of Texas ballots cast, but not everyone who voted […]Read More
In addition to the holiday season, thousands of students at UTEP, NMSU and EPCC are getting ready for their very own present: Fall Graduation. More than 2,300 summer graduates and winter candidates are eligible to walk the stage at the Don Haskins Center on Saturday, December 10, 2016, during The University of Texas at El […]Read More
On Monday, State Representative Mary Gonzalez filed House Bill 489 to create an illegal tire dumping enforcement program. H.B.489 will allow for a fee to fund grants for local law enforcement agencies to enforce of illegal tire dumping laws. “Illegal tire dumping is a health, safety, and environmental hazard. Thousands of tires are dumped in […]Read More
Thousands of El Pasoans returned to the heart of our city to celebrate the Christmas season in San Jacinto Plaza. From the tree lighting to the Parade of Lights, the city’s center was alight with both new decorations and smiles. Our Andres Acosta was there as well, and brings you his view of the festivities […]Read More
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