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Listen: EPISD superintendent out amid pressure from trustees. Here’s what to know.

Listen: EPISD superintendent out amid pressure from trustees. Here’s what to know.

Telehealth program cuts school absences; El Paso to open cooling centers

Telehealth program cuts school absences; El Paso to open cooling centers

Water plant professionals recognized for essential service

Water plant professionals recognized for essential service

Federal judge in El Paso acquits Peruvian migrant in Texas military zone trespassing case

Federal judge in El Paso acquits Peruvian migrant in Texas military zone trespassing case

Gov. Greg Abbott signs $8.5 billion public education funding plan into law. Here’s how it works.

Gov. Greg Abbott signs $8.5 billion public education funding plan into law. Here’s how it works.

El Paso events: County parks launch summer movies; Sal y Limón festival fills Downtown

El Paso events: County parks launch summer movies; Sal y Limón festival fills Downtown

EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra to retire under separation agreement, questions on exit deal remain

EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra to retire under separation agreement, questions on exit deal remain

Podcast: Two brothers in El Paso bought a Boeing plane. What now?

Podcast: Two brothers in El Paso bought a Boeing plane. What now?

Migrants arrested outside El Paso federal building after immigration hearings under new Trump expedited deportation strategy

Migrants arrested outside El Paso federal building after immigration hearings under new Trump expedited deportation strategy

Little known on EPISD board’s plan to discuss firing or exit agreement with Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

Little known on EPISD board’s plan to discuss firing or exit agreement with Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

Federal prosecutors issue indictments against 16 people who previously had military trespassing charges dismissed

Federal prosecutors issue indictments against 16 people who previously had military trespassing charges dismissed

Opinion: UTEP leadership must take a stand against attacks on higher education and Hispanics

Opinion: UTEP leadership must take a stand against attacks on higher education and Hispanics

El Paso’s city government built a financial safety net. When should it be used?

El Paso’s city government built a financial safety net. When should it be used?

100 years: Tornillo’s centennial class reflects on community, challenge and change

100 years: Tornillo’s centennial class reflects on community, challenge and change

EPISD board to discuss possible exit agreement with Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

EPISD board to discuss possible exit agreement with Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

Practice makes perfect: Texas Tech Health El Paso prepares resident physicians for mass casualty care

Practice makes perfect: Texas Tech Health El Paso prepares resident physicians for mass casualty care

Bill to demolish, rebuild UTEP’s Union West expected to go to governor

Bill to demolish, rebuild UTEP’s Union West expected to go to governor

Texas Supreme Court sides with AG Ken Paxton in efforts to get records from El Paso’s Annunciation House

Texas Supreme Court sides with AG Ken Paxton in efforts to get records from El Paso’s Annunciation House

$65M boost for El Paso cancer center, Downtown deck plaza gains ground in state budget

$65M boost for El Paso cancer center, Downtown deck plaza gains ground in state budget

El Paso federal judge hears latest challenge to Trump use of Enemy Aliens Act to target Venezuelans

El Paso federal judge hears latest challenge to Trump use of Enemy Aliens Act to target Venezuelans

Children’s, young adult books by El Paso authors for your summer reading list

Children’s, young adult books by El Paso authors for your summer reading list

El Paso police made more than 1,300 DWI arrests in 2024. The DWI Drug Court aims to stop repeat offenses.

El Paso police made more than 1,300 DWI arrests in 2024. The DWI Drug Court aims to stop repeat offenses.

El Paso events: High school graduations begin, Locomotive post

El Paso events: High school graduations begin, Locomotive post

EPISD board to consider future of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

EPISD board to consider future of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

Does Texas require truckers to speak and read English to obtain an interstate commercial driver’s license?

Does Texas require truckers to speak and read English to obtain an interstate commercial driver’s license?

The U.S. military established national defense areas around El Paso. The boundaries remain unclear.

The U.S. military established national defense areas around El Paso. The boundaries remain unclear.

Opinion: Ysleta ISD making progress on controlling costs, but more work remains

Opinion: Ysleta ISD making progress on controlling costs, but more work remains

El Paso brothers bought a broken-down 727 four months ago. They’re still not sure what to do with it. 

El Paso brothers bought a broken-down 727 four months ago. They’re still not sure what to do with it. 

UTEP library’s Special Collections is a ‘treasure trove’ of history

UTEP library’s Special Collections is a ‘treasure trove’ of history

Are you a recent UTEP education grad trying to find an elementary teaching job? We’d like to hear from you.

Are you a recent UTEP education grad trying to find an elementary teaching job? We’d like to hear from you.