EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Texas will get more than $1 billion as part of a settlement with Meta to protect children on its platforms. Wednesday, Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement to resolve claims that it intentionally designed addictive platforms and harmed young people’s mental health.
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 25 AUG 26 07:38 ET Updated: 25 AUG 26 10:26 ET By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his feud with Canadian leaders, suggesting the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as tensions between the two countries rise amid an ongoing trade war. “The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County leaders are exploring ways to expand holiday time off for county employees to combat workplace burnout, retain staff and boost overall productivity. During a Commissioners Court meeting Monday, human resources presented several proposed holiday schedule adjustments based on staff research. According to county HR data, county employees
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, the City of El Paso said international bridge toll rates will change for commercial vehicles at some ports of entry starting Sept. 1. According to a Facebook post the city made, new toll rates for commercial vehicles will take effect at these bridges: Ysleta-Zaragoza Stanton-Lerdo Paso Del Norte Pre-paid
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners approved the county Hospital District’s 2027 fiscal year budget and tax rate Monday. “We are proud to have proposed and had approved a $2.1 billion budget and tax rate of $0.236904, which is less compared to the 2026 property tax rate of $0.240892 – a decrease
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Restaurants across Texas are facing higher costs for food, labor, insurance, utilities and payment processing, according to the Texas Restaurant Association’s second-quarter 2026 Economics Report. Raul Gonzalez, co-owner and executive chef of Starlite Gastropub, says higher gas and grocery costs are leaving El Pasoans with less money to spend on
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By Max Zahn President Donald Trump on Monday said in a social media post that he will ratchet up tariffs on Canada-made cars and auto parts in January, escalating a trade war between the United States and Canada. The moves comes after negotiations between Canada and the U.S. broke down over the weekend. A fresh round
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — With college classes returning this fall, some students scramble to secure an apartment. For one New Mexico State University nursing student, apartment hunting became a financial nightmare. Marie’s parents and friends pressured her to find an apartment before they all filled up. As a first step, she searched “apartments near
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many Americans are struggling to afford groceries. As oil prices rise, grocery prices climb with them. University of Texas at El Paso economics professor Tom Fullerton said this is most likely to continue. One El Pasoan, Ruben, says his family is focused on living within its means as rising prices
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — House hunting has evolved with tech-savvy tools like Zillow and Apartments.com, but for one Las Cruces family, this type of website cost them more than $1,000. At the beginning of the family’s search for a new home, they wanted an apartment in a safe neighborhood quickly. The thought of predatory
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of Socorro agreed to rejoin the El Paso Transit Authority (ETA). Starting Oct. 1, Socorro will operate and maintain its ¡ávanzando! microtransit services, El Paso County said. On July 29, the ETA Board of Directors authorized the proposal to operate and maintain the ¡ávanzando! services. The Socorro City Council
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UPDATE (4:30 p.m.) — City council voted to reduce the proposed budget by $6,495,971 to adopt it. City Council said it approved the fiscal year 2027 budget and adopted a property tax rate of $0.798000 per $100 of taxable value, which is 1.1 cents below the introduced rate. By adopting the lower rate, the city
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously approved it’s new tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget, which is expected to be approved and enacted this October.In a quiet public hearing in Downtown Monday night, only three residents appeared for public comment, voicing their opposition for the tax rate
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District will be asking voters to approve nearly $50 million in funding from a tax increase in the next election. The SISD Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved putting a Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election or VATRE item on the Nov. 3rd ballot for voters in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Raiz Federal Credit Union celebrated its 90th anniversary Friday. “Being local for over 90 years and impacting so many families throughout those years has been something that for us is a legacy that we continue to build on every day,” Alejandro Yu said. Yu said Raiz has grown to become
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you live in the Lower Valley, East or Far Northeast El Paso, a new proposition will be on your ballot this November.On Wednesday, The Ysleta Independent School District will give voters the power to allow the district to raise its tax rate beyond what Texas law allows to save
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Community College announced its summer and fall food pantry schedule. EPCC partnered with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger to provide free food every Tuesday across different campuses. EPCC officials said residents should bring their own bag or wagon. The food pantry is available for Texas residents and is available
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Imagine a move, and you probably picture the big one: a truck packed to the ceiling, a long drive, a new city. It makes for good movies, but it isn’t the move most people make. About 3 in 4 Americans who moved in 2023 stayed within the same state, and only about 1 in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Small businesses along the Mission Trail could benefit from new funding through federal funding. The mission trail connects the Ysleta, Socorro and San Elizario Presidio missions through a nine-mile route. Small businesses along the route include museums, gift shops, restaurants and entertainment venues. U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, El Paso County
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by Claudia Lorena Silva The Ysleta Independent School District is asking voters to allow it to raise its tax rate beyond what is allowed by the state to save it from a dire financial status – a proposition which if approved would have little to no impact on the vast majority of homeowners’ tax bills. The
Continue ReadingBy Avni Trivedi, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A winning ticket for Wednesday night’s $1.04 billion Powerball drawing was sold in Illinois, marking the largest grand prize since last year, according to the lottery.The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and red Powerball 9, with a Power Play multiplier of 2.The ticket was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Businesses and contractors wanting to contract with government agencies had the opportunity to connect at El Paso Community College Wednesday. The Contract Opportunities Center APEX Accelerator hosted the 19th Annual Procurement and Contracting Symposium. More than 175 vendors and more than 50 exhibitor booths registered and represented a wide range
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office could face a $2.5 million budget shortfall by the end of the fiscal year. El Paso County Budget Director Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria said the sheriff’s office only has has $23.4 million left to spend for the fiscal year. She said the money would have to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday morning, El Paso County commissioners started budget hearings for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The proposed budget could include a tax increase for El Pasoans. Aug. 3, commissioners voted to use the voter-approved tax rate as a budget ceiling for the current proposal. That tax rate is $0.504717 per $100
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to postpone voting on $480 million of bond propositions for infrastructure improvements to its campuses, to the May 2027 special election. According to the EPISD’s Citizens’ Bond Steering Committee, who is overseeing the bonds, they argued Tuesday that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced that some Socorro, Texas, warehouses purchased by the Department of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will instead go to the U.S. General Services Administration. “I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security has transferred the Socorro warehouses to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Circle K is bringing back a fuel discount to its pumps Thursday. Inner Circle Members can get up to 40 cents off each gallon of gas at some El Paso locations, a spokesperson said. From 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., members can redeem the discount at the pump or inside
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County revealed new rural utility trucks Tuesday. U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding helped bring three trucks to keep the county’s roads clean and quicken flood response, the county said. Rep. Escobar submitted the project as one of her funding requests for FY2024 Community
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by Claudia Lorena Silva The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will decide Tuesday whether to call for nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of bond propositions during the Nov. 3 election to bring updated cooling systems and other improvements to its campuses. District officials are expected to present three bond options to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday, the Department of War announced more than $180 million has been invested into schools of mines and metallurgy. President Trump also led a press conference explaining the investment. The University of Texas at El Paso will get part of that grant, according to the school’s president, Heather Wilson. “We’re
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