Defense lawyers in Walmart shooting ask for contempt order against DA Bill Hicks
Defense lawyers for the suspect in the 2019 Walmart mass shooting are asking a judge to hold District Attorney Bill Hicks in contempt of court for…
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UTEP engineering leaders depart in wake of NSF grant suspension
by Daniel Perez November 19, 2024 Jack Chessa has stepped down as chair of the University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Aerospace and…
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Planned Parenthood in El Paso moves into new, bigger health center
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert November 12, 2024 Planned Parenthood in El Paso opened the doors to its new, expanded facility Tuesday morning at…
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Former Trustee Blanca Trout reelected to Canutillo ISD school board after resigning
by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso MattersNovember 6, 2024 Former Canutillo Independent School District Trustee Blanca Trout was reelected to the board…
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El Paso events: Halloween carnivals, Día de los Muertos, UTEP football
🗳️ Get ready for Election Day! The El Paso Matters 2024 Voter Guide includes 50+ candidate profiles, details on city and county…
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Prosecution seeks psychiatric records ahead of Thursday hearing in Walmart mass shooting case
by Robert Moore October 28, 2024 Emergence Health Network is seeking to quash a subpoena from the District Attorney’s Office seeking treatment…
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DA asks appeals court to block hearing in El Paso Walmart mass shooting case
by Robert Moore October 29, 2024 The District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday asked an appeals court to block or limit a hearing this week into…
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Walmart mass shooting victim brought gun to courthouse last year, records show
by Robert Moore October 23, 2024 A hearing next week in the Walmart mass shooting case may include testimony about a victim of the attack who…
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Analysis: El Paso’s potential 2024 electorate is getting older and more male
by Robert Moore October 22, 2024 El Paso’s potential voting pool for the 2024 election is slightly older and more male than the previous two…
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El Paso voting drops 31% from 2020 on 1st day for early ballots
by Robert Moore October 22, 2024 The first day of early voting for El Paso County’s general election drew 31% fewer voters than the record-setting…
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El Paso Children’s Hospital tax filing shows raise for CEO, profit increase in 2023
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert October 21, 2024 El Paso Children’s Hospital’s latest tax filing shows the hospital gave CEO Cindy Stout an 8%…
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‘I am not responsible’: Ex-Chihuahua immigration head says he’s ‘scapegoat’ in deadly Juárez fire
by La Verdad Juarez October 21, 2024 Composite image shows headshot of Salvador G.G., the former head of the Chihuahua office of Mexico’s National…
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EPISD delays school closure recommendation announcement
by Claudia Lorena Silva October 14, 2024 The El Paso Independent School District postponed its plans to announce which elementary schools might…
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Walmart shooting defense lawyers subpoena former prosecutor for upcoming hearing
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersOctober 14, 2024 A former top prosecutor in the Walmart mass shooting case who has criticized District Attorney Bill…
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El Paso events: ‘Brews & News,’ Chalk the Block, Amigo Airsho
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. ‘Brews & News’ at Aurellia’s Join the El Paso…
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What are El Paso County’s 5 bond propositions on November ballot?
El Paso County voters will be able to vote for or against five propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot that, if approved, would add amenities to county…
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Socorro to build bracero museum at Rio Vista Farm, a National Historic Landmark
By Angela Kocherga October 1, 2024 SOCORRO, Texas – Socorro’s City Council recently approved a contract to begin building a bracero museum at a…
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10 candidates seek 4 Canutillo ISD school board seats
By Claudia Lorena Silva October 1, 2024 Ten candidates are facing off in the Nov. 5 election for four of the seven at-large seats on the Canutillo…
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Walmart shooting prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to suspect, defense alleges in new motion
By Robert Moore October 1, 2024 Prosecutors in the Walmart mass shooting case failed to turn over evidence to the defense team that might be…
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Federal judge denies Las Americas request to block Texas AG Paxton from obtaining its records
By Robert Moore September 27, 2024 A federal judge on Friday denied a request from Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center to block a request that it…
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National search for dean of El Paso’s school of medicine runs to 2025
By Daniel Perez September 26, 2024 The national search to replace Richard Lange as dean of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine could continue…
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An appreciation of James Magee, an artist who made El Paso his home for 40 years
By Adair Margo / Special to El Paso Matters James Magee, an internationally recognized artist who claimed El Paso as his home for over 40 years, died…
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Two years after Sierra Blanca migrant shootings, criminal case languishes
By Adelaide Olberding and Emma Popkin / El Paso Matters Light winds wafted across an arid stretch of desert in Hudspeth County near the intersection…
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Fall 2024 events: Mazes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, Halloween, Día de los Muertos
From family pumpkin patches and parades to date night haunted houses and Halloween bar crawls, we have you covered if you’re looking for fall…
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El Paso events: UTEP Florafest, EP Film Fest, Way Out West Fest and more
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. UTEP FloraFest The fall FloraFest native plant sale returns…
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Hunt Family Foundation awards $10 million grant to CREEED, aimed at boosting El Paso college completion rates
A nonprofit group that grew El Paso’s charter school network and invested in teachers in traditional public school systems is receiving a $10…
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Franklin Mountains ‘Bob the Goat’ dies after capture
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersSeptember 10, 2024 The Franklin Mountains goat, known as “Bob” to El Paso residents, has died. The…
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Mayoral candidate city Rep. Isabel Salcido loaned her campaign $100,000 after defaulting on six-figure business loan
by Elida S. Perez, El Paso MattersSeptember 10, 2024 As city Rep. Isabel Salcido gears up for her Nov. 5 mayoral race, she loaned her campaign…
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Walmart shooting defense lawyers allege prosecutorial misconduct, seek dismissal of charges or removal of death penalty
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersSeptember 9, 2024 The capital murder and assault charges against the accused Walmart mass shooter should be…
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An El Pasoan’s journey from the Trump White House to Democratic National Convention speaker
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersAugust 20, 2024 At this time four years ago, El Paso native Olivia Troye had just left the Trump White House over…
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