El Paso Times
- How UT's Monica Muñoz Martinez is working to make Texas history accessible – and honest
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 05:51 AMThe University of Texas professor has devoted herself to making the history of anti-Mexican violence on the U.S.-Mexico border publicly accessible.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Car crash cleared in West El Paso on Mesa near Pitt Street
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 05:58 PMA car crashed Friday morning, March 17, 2023, in West El Paso on Mesa near Pitt Street.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - El Paso City Council sets more money to ID another Downtown site for multipurpose arena
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 01:23 PMAfter scrapping the controversial Duranguito neighborhood site, the El Paso City Council looks for a new Downtown site for a multipurpose arena.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lottery tickets now sold online in Texas, but the legality of the practice is questioned
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 07:01 AMThe head of the Texas Lottery Commission says he cannot stop private companies from developing apps to buy tickets on behalf of online customers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Catholics can eat meat on St. Patrick's Day. Visit these steakhouses in El Paso
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 07:40 PMCatholics can eat meat on St. Patrick's Day. Here are the top steakhouses in El Paso you should pay a visit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Majority of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members oppose El Paso Climate Charter
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 02:59 PMA survey conducted by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce found most of its membership is against passage of the climate charter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A GOP bill in Texas House could undo local laws. Here's why some disagree on its impact.
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 07:02 AMThe basis for HB 2127 is a 2018 ordinance in Austin that required employers to give paid sick leave to workers. It was found to be unconstitutional.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas state officials take over Houston school system amid contentious political battle
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 12:10 AMTexas' takeover of Houston schools follows a national trend of GOP-led state leaders seizing control of entities in Democratic-led U.S. big cities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mexican president floats fentanyl ban, faults US drug policy
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 02:22 PMPresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador has grappled in recent days with the issue of fentanyl, which has become a major security concern.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas Education Agency takes over Houston schools. Here's why some lawmakers are worried.
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 06:19 PMSome lawmakers worry the state's Houston schools takeover could have implications for other large urban districts like Austin ISD.
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- Texas lawmakers debate gender-affirming care for minors. Here's what's being proposed.
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 07:30 AMSenate Bill 14 would prohibit doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and transition-related surgeries to transgender minors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Affidavit: Venezuelan migrant bites CBP officer at Northeast El Paso processing center
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 06:59 PMA 19-year-old migrant is accused of assaulting a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at a migrant processing center in Northeast El Paso.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Drunk driving suspect in road rage incident spits, bites Horizon City officer, police say
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 04:32 PMA man is accused of driving drunk, spitting on two Horizon City police officers and biting one on the hand as they arrested him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Border farmers say people crossing into US damaging property. Senators propose $25M fix.
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 07:30 AMA bipartisan Senate bill would establish a $25 million fund to help cover farmer's, rancher's property damaged by people crossing U.S.-Mexico border.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man, 22, dies in fatal Northeast El Paso wreck
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 11:46 AMA 22-year-old man was killed Wednesday in a fatal crash in Northeast El Paso. A driver is accused of failing to yield the right of way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Venezuelan men allegedly kicked, punched El Paso Border Patrol agent
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 03:11 PMTwo Venezuelan men were arrested after they allegedly kicked a Border Patrol agent in the chest and punched him in face.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Congressman Tony Gonzales holds press conference, announces opposition to Climate Charter
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 09:49 PMA joint community press conference regarding the El Paso Climate Charter was held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the El Paso Electric Newman Plant.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A mother speaks on the pain of losing a young son to fentanyl
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 02:57 AMA mother from El Paso copes with the grief of losing a son to an accidental overdose of fentanyl after son is found dead in hotel room, alone.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - El Paso City Council sets $15 per hour minimum wage goal for city workforce
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 04:33 PMThe city of El Paso's current minimum wage is $12.11 per hour and would go to $15 per hour by 2026 under a City Council resolution.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - These are the Texas House, Senate public education priority bills to watch this session
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 07:00 AMLeaders of the Texas House and Senate released education-related bills prioritizing safety, teacher retention, mental health and parents rights.
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- The battlefront in the political culture wars has shifted, and so has the rhetoric
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 07:01 AMIn politics, wedge issues and culture wars have become a constant. But the tactics, targets and ammunition always seem to be shifting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 3 children hurt, dog dies in El Paso Lower Valley fire
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 08:22 PMThree children were taken to a hospital and a dog died due to a fire at a Lower Valley home, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man dies after being struck by vehicle in West El Paso
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 11:31 AMA man died Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle in West El Paso, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ascarate crash killed race spectator: Trish Long
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 06:17 PMFive hundred spectators witnessed the fatal accident, which occurred during the middle of the 50-lap race.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas Senate confirms Jane Nelson as secretary of state, two months after taking office
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 10:30 AMNelson, who served in the Senate for 30 years, was welcomed to the chamber with bipartisan camaraderie and support.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas Senate approves tougher penalties for illegal voting. Here's what lawmaker propose.
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 06:30 AMMaking the case for SB 2 Monday, Hughes emphasized that the penalty for illegal voting had been a felony for nearly 50 years prior to last session.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fentanyl overdose deaths, epidemic continues to grow in El Paso, border communities
Thursday - 03/16/2023 - 08:33 AMIn El Paso, fentanyl was the leading drug resulting in overdose deaths, according to a report from El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's happening with the Texas transgender athlete bill? We explain in 60 seconds.
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 03:36 PMStaunch opposition to the bill came from transgender advocacy groups, parents of transgender children and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We are human.' Migrants in Mexico plead with CBP officers on border bridge
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 04:20 PM"We are human. He could be your grandfather, your father! We are humans! We are humans!"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Panic buttons, bleeding control training among Texas lawmakers' school safety ideas
Wednesday - 03/15/2023 - 09:21 AMIn the wake of the Uvalde mass shooting, top Republicans have declared school safety to be a top priority to address during the legislative session.
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