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How the government shutdown impacts El Paso SNAP beneficiaries

How the government shutdown impacts El Paso SNAP beneficiaries

As El Paso Electric rate increase looms, some say utility is seeking to make too much profit

As El Paso Electric rate increase looms, some say utility is seeking to make too much profit

Fire Department receives $4.4 million FEMA grant; residents urged to drop off drugs

Fire Department receives $4.4 million FEMA grant; residents urged to drop off drugs

UTEP gets $5 million boost for El Paso law school proposal

UTEP gets $5 million boost for El Paso law school proposal

Podcast: Meta’s El Paso AI data center: Our journalists talk tax break deal, water, energy usage

Podcast: Meta’s El Paso AI data center: Our journalists talk tax break deal, water, energy usage

UTEP ended Title IX probes into former Vice President Jake Logan after his June resignation

UTEP ended Title IX probes into former Vice President Jake Logan after his June resignation

El Paso events: Celebrate fall, furry friends this weekend

El Paso events: Celebrate fall, furry friends this weekend

Podcast: Stray leadership? Why city of El Paso is again looking for Animal Services director after years of turnover, public criticism

Podcast: Stray leadership? Why city of El Paso is again looking for Animal Services director after years of turnover, public criticism

Elections: Key state, local propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot in El Paso

Elections: Key state, local propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot in El Paso

Socorro, Tornillo school districts hold tax rate election to boost revenue

Socorro, Tornillo school districts hold tax rate election to boost revenue

Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply

Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply

Opinion: Stand up to a president who tramples the Constitution and our values

Opinion: Stand up to a president who tramples the Constitution and our values

Escobar builds fundraising lead ahead of 2026 elections; YISD moves to fill vacant board seat

Escobar builds fundraising lead ahead of 2026 elections; YISD moves to fill vacant board seat

El Paso city officials say they can’t stop Trump administration airport video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

El Paso city officials say they can’t stop Trump administration airport video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

Opinion: How MHP Salud’s community health workers help El Pasoans face health care fears

Opinion: How MHP Salud’s community health workers help El Pasoans face health care fears

Spooky Season: Halloween, Día de los Muertos celebrations around El Paso

Spooky Season: Halloween, Día de los Muertos celebrations around El Paso

Upgraded water meters coming to every El Paso neighborhood

Upgraded water meters coming to every El Paso neighborhood

Meta to build $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El Paso

Meta to build $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El Paso

El Paso events: Amigo Airsho, El Paso Symphony soar this weekend

El Paso events: Amigo Airsho, El Paso Symphony soar this weekend

Fact check: Are entry-level El Paso firefighters paid less than entry

Fact check: Are entry-level El Paso firefighters paid less than entry

What is a charter school? 6 things to know about El Paso’s privately run public schools

What is a charter school? 6 things to know about El Paso’s privately run public schools

Harmony El Paso’s Class of 2025 sees record class size decline from eighth

Harmony El Paso’s Class of 2025 sees record class size decline from eighth

City of El Paso moves to rescue stalled $40 million federal grant for aerospace manufacturing

City of El Paso moves to rescue stalled $40 million federal grant for aerospace manufacturing

Opinion: In ‘One Battle After Another,’ El Paso becomes Hollywood’s lens on Latino migration and U.S. labor struggles

Opinion: In ‘One Battle After Another,’ El Paso becomes Hollywood’s lens on Latino migration and U.S. labor struggles

County awards design contract for Ascarate Park upgrades; Hospitals of Providence gifts UTEP College of Nursing $1 million

County awards design contract for Ascarate Park upgrades; Hospitals of Providence gifts UTEP College of Nursing $1 million

For the past nine years, El Paso Giving Day has rallied our region

For the past nine years, El Paso Giving Day has rallied our region

City begins search for Animal Services director as advocates demand accountability in city shelter operations

City begins search for Animal Services director as advocates demand accountability in city shelter operations

Abbott warns cities, counties against road markings seen as ‘social, political or ideological messages’

Abbott warns cities, counties against road markings seen as ‘social, political or ideological messages’

Chalk the Block returns, Trivia on Tap launches Giving Day

Chalk the Block returns, Trivia on Tap launches Giving Day

‘The church cannot remain silent,’ Pope Leo XIV tells El Pasoans in Vatican meeting on mass deportation fears

‘The church cannot remain silent,’ Pope Leo XIV tells El Pasoans in Vatican meeting on mass deportation fears