Month: January 2015

While several other states have seen recent decreases in the number of undocumented immigrants residing within their borders, figures for Texas have remained the same or have possibly increased, a new report says. Data from thePew Research Center‘s Hispanic Trends Project shows that of the six states with the largest number of “unauthorized” immigrants —

El Paso Independent School District has released the contract of new superintendent Juan Cabrera. He signed a five-year contract and will make $285,000 a year. He could also could get a raise after a performance evaluation. Cabrera also will have a car allowance of $1,500 a month and the district will reimburse him for any

For small- and medium-sized companies, the list of requirement to bid on and successfully win government contracts can be daunting. The City of El Paso’s Engineering and Construction Management Department and the Texas Department of Transportation will hold a three-hour seminar designed to help construction contractors more successfully accomplish each of the following: Submit accurate

A two-vehicle fatal accident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday at Global Reach and Walter Jones in East El Paso. El Paso Police investigators tell ABC-7’s crew at the scene a Chevy collided with a Mustang, killing the male driver of the Chevy and sending his passenger along with two women in the Mustang to

El Paso County Sheriff’s officials have released the names of the couple found dead in their Westway home Wednesday night. They’re identified as 44-year-old Jose Triana and 45-year-old Maria Triana. They were found shot to death Wednesday evening in their home on Banker Road in Northwest El Paso County. Neighbors told ABC-7 the two had

UTEP (1-1) and UTSA (1-2) kick off their eight-game Conference USA slates on Saturday. Game Notes UTEP Opens C-USA Play Against League Newcomer UTSA UTEP (1-1) and UTSA (1-2) kick off their eight-game Conference USA slates on Saturday. UTSA is one of five new C-USA teams on the Miners’ schedule, along with Louisiana Tech (Oct.

ABC-7 has obtained new information on the man shot and killed by El Paso Police Friday night in Northeast El Paso. Police say 33-year-old Andy Martinez say he was very aggressive during a traffic stop on the 4400 block of Tetons. Martinez was a passenger in the car when he allegedly pulled a gun on

The Las Cruces Veterans Affairs clinic doctor who says she was threatened by a patient says security has not been increased at her facility following last week’s El Paso VA shooting. Terrified. That’s how Dr. Debra Draluck says she felt after a male patient told the clinic pharmacist he was going to shoot her. ABC-7’s

Multiple schools in El Paso were put on lockdown or lockout Thursday after emergency dispatch reports of a man with a rifle near the schools. A search for a man with a rifle turned up nothing near any of the schools. “Canutillo and Franklin were locked down (and lockout) at the same time. There is

The 14th annual McDonald’s Hispanos Triunfadores program will honor six individuals who excel in their fields of work and who dedicate a great deal of their time and energy toward community service. The awards ceremony will be held Thursday, Sept. 19. The Hispanos Triunfadores are individuals who were nominated by people in the community in

The website for the Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem film “The Counsellor” has added more content. Visit http://www.thecounselormovie.com/ for character bios, trailers, and photos. A new trailer at http://bit.ly/18a1bkI shows Cameron Diaz flirting a bit with Penelope Cruz during a scene from the film. “The Counsellor,” written by former El Pasoan Cormac McCarthy and directed by

Starting in 2014, all Americans will be required to have insurance, whether through their employer or the individual market. Americans who don’t have company-sponsored coverage can enroll in insurance plans on state-based exchanges beginning on Oct. 1. About 24 million people are expected to obtain insurance through the exchanges by 2023, according to the Congressional

Click on links for more information on the special coverage. Special Report Part 1: How Operation Hold the Line changed the border 20 years ago Special Report Part 2: Operation Blockade economic impact on El Paso

Esther Faison is a frequent visitor to the Fort Bliss National Cemetery to see her father’s grave. Last week’s rain damaged more than 1,300 graves at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. “This is just a phenomenon of God with the rains. There’s not much more they could have done,” said Esther Faison, daughter of a veteran

The recent rainfall has weeds sprouting up throughout the El Paso community. To help educate the public about municipal codes related to overgrown vegetation, the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department’s Code Compliance Division will step up enforcement of weed violations over the next month. Code inspectors will notify property owners or tenants of

Adan Vasquez got more than just rain in his yard in recent days. His entire neighborhood on Western Park Road is flooded with water and sewage. The neighborhood is in East El Paso County He’s asked the Lower Valley Water District who handles the sewage to help clean up his yard. But they said it’s

Rick Neuheisel went from coach to analyst on the Pac-12 Network. On Monday’s Dan Patrick Show he put on a different performance, singing a country-western tribute song to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. Neuheisel wrote new lyrics to the tune of Marty Robbins’ “El Paso.” CBSSports.com reports that the parody song includes witty references to

Some storms tonight. Most will move to the N/NW. Any storms that develop will fall on already saturated ground so that will easily cause some flooding issues. Also, any storms that develop will likely cause a flash flood warning pretty quickly and that would throw us in First Alert mode. Storms will be in the

U.S. Border Patrol agents in West Texas have arrested five individuals who authorities allege pelted the agents with rocks as they illegally tried to cross from Mexico into the U.S. The Border Patrol says the agents were working Sunday night in El Paso when eight individuals were observed making illegal entry into the U.S. near

ESPN.com and CBSSports.com are reporting that star basketball recruit Isaac Hamilton has been admitted into UCLA. Hamilton will have to sit out the 2013-’14 basketball season. Hamilton signed a National Letter of Intent to play at UTEP in Nov. 2012. He asked UTEP to be released from his NLI after he said he wanted to

This year the Army has met many challenges due to budget cuts and personnel decreases and that trend will continue on Fort Bliss for the foreseeable future. “A lot of transformations are happening right now,” said Deputy Commanding General of Operations, Col. Scott McKean, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss. “One of the biggest (transformations)

Chase Tower Building in downtown El Paso (201 E. Main) was evacuated Thursday afternoon following an explosion caused by the El Paso Electric Company’s main transformer feed into the building. About 500 people were evacauted. No injuries were reported. Jamie Gallagher, senior vice president of Borderplex Community Trust, which owns the office tower, said t

Schools Socorro Independent School District’s middle school football games for Saturday, Sept. 14 will be moved to the high school football fields and the SAC. The middle school fields are saturated with rain water and cannot be lined for the games. Host schools will remain as the host for the game. Game times also will

Eighteen classrooms at Eastwood High School had to be relocated Wednesday as a precaution after lights in one classroom fell. The classes were relocated to the two gyms and library as a precautionary measure while the classes in that area of the school were examined. It turned out three classrooms had sagging ceilings and are

Guests at the Salvation Army Shelter in in South El Paso had a rude awakening Wednesay morning when heavy rains damaged a section of the building. Eleven men sleeping in that area were temporarily moved to the dining hall. “That specific part of the shelter is completely inhabitable,” said Major Mike Morton, El Paso’s Area

The Las Cruces Police Department recommends following these and other safety tips for driving in the rain: Slow down. Allow for more travel time when driving in wet weather.When coming to a stop, begin slowing down sooner and apply gentle brake pressure. Avoid slamming on brakes.Allow for greater distance between vehicles. Normal driving conditions recommend

On Friday, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela joined Chihuahua Governor Csar Duarte and Chihuahua Secretary of the Economy lvaro Navarro to announce the creation of a 70,000 acre, first-of-its kind, bi-national, master-planned community around the Santa Teresa-San Jeronimo border crossing. “The potential of the Santa Teresa-San Jeronimo

A Mexican court on Friday ordered the release of drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison. The move overturns his conviction for the 1985 kidnap and killing of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The court threw out Quintero’s 40-year sentence for the murder, ruling on Wednesday he was improperly tried in a

A 28-year-old man has been charged in five drive-thru aggravated robberies. El Paso Police say that Steven Garner, of the 7600 block of Matamoros in El Paso, has robbed four McDonald’s restaurants and one Carl’s Jr. in July and August. Police say that in each of the aggravated robberies Garner entered the drive-thru and then

The City wants to quell a controversial topic once and for all. City officials say there is no push to build an international port of entry at Yarbrough. “And we all know and we need to admit that a lot of the citizenship doesn’t trust what we are doing here,” City Rep. Lily Limon said.