EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tuesday, El Paso City Council unanimously voted to advocate for sustainable state funding for the Emergence Health Network (EHN) new Behavioral East Campus. It will provide crisis behavioral health care for youth and adults and include the first space of its kind for kids in the city. The funding would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday, the City of El Paso said it reached an $8 million settlement agreement with Daniel Villegas to resolve a federal civil lawsuit against the city alleging violations of constitutional rights. The 2015 lawsuit alleged violations of constitutional rights from the investigation, arrest and prosecution of Villegas tied to the
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department started accepting applications Monday for its next training academy. The 22-week paid academy is set to start January 2027, according to LCPD. Police cadet salaries while in the academy is $24 per hour, LCPD said. Graduates from the academy become officer trainees who then receive
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into StubHub over allegations it failed to give fans 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets they bought. According to Paxton, fans said StubHub cancelled their tickets days or even hours before kickoff. He said StubHub allegedly pointed to “transfer problems” tied to FIFA’s ticketing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez will visit El Caldito Soup Kitchen in Las Cruces Friday on the one-year anniversary of the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill resulted in the largest cuts to food stamps in history. Since the cuts, more than 10,000 children lost access to food
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SANTA FE (KVIA) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation said vehicle registration and weight-distance taxes increased Wednesday. The increase is part of an effort to fund road improvements in the state. Since July started, passenger vehicle registration fees increased by 25% while the weight-distance tax increased by 35%. Current fees, which range from $21-$56,
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(KVIA) — The New Mexico State Fair announced a flash sale for the 4th of July weekend. EXPO NM said from July 3-5, visitors can enter for just $4. Tickets will go on sale Friday, and EXPO NM said guests can find information through the state fair’s social media accounts. EXPO NM said one email
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UPDATE (6:15 p.m.) — EPISD’s board unanimously voted to accept applications from community members to fill vacancies. Board members Jack Loveridge, Alex Cuellar and General Counsel Cezy Collins proposed announcing applications online and through a media release Wednesday. From July 2-27 they would accept applications and review them. T hen during the week of Aug.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An unclaimed winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million will expire soon, the Texas Lottery said Wednesday. The Texas Lottery is asking the ticket holder to claim the prize in-person or by mail before their prize expires. According to the Texas Lottery, a ticket holder can’t claim a prize after the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As more health information is stored online, an El Paso nonprofit received a $200,000 grant Tuesday to create a lesson plan to teach people how to manage their health information. Texas Mutual Insurance Company and its health affiliate, Texicare, gave Borderplex Connect the grant. The El Paso Community Foundation said
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(KVIA) — Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will provide up to $500 million in payments to temporarily support eligible small and mid-size beef processing establishments. It said the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program aims to support stable market opportunities for ranchers in the U.S. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FIFA World Cup is entering its fourth week of play, and some local businesses in El Paso have seen large crowds flocking to their establishments to enjoy the matches. Whether supporting the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Portugal, or another team, the community has responded enthusiastically, packing venues and arriving
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimated food will take the biggest bite out of consumers’ budgets during this year’s 4th of July celebrations. It said food will cost $94.41 per person. According to a survey involving 7,675 people, 87% plan to celebrate the holiday. Six out of 10 people plan
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Editor’s Note: The original story said the Welcome Center will cease operations Aug. 1. It has been updated to say it will shut down Aug. 31. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– El Paso City Council voted against allocating one-time funding of $430,000 from American Rescue Plan Act investment interest revenue. As a result, the Welcome Center
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After two years of anticipation, the University of Texas at El Paso will embark on a new sports area in the Mountain West Conference. The UTEP Miners will start with the MW July 1, and for Athletic Director Jim Senter, it’s been quite the journey. Senter started at UTEP in
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(KVIA) — Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced new rules on how the agency processes low-value shipments at the country’s borders. New regulations suspend duty-free de minimis treatment for imports valued at $800 or less, according to CBP. Right now, it said all shipments valued at $2,500 or less are subject to applicable duties
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, Abundant Church prepared to feed up to 2,000 people across the Borderplex as part of a Mega Food Giveaway. Convoy of Hope, a nonprofit, unloaded food supplies and transferred them into Abundant Church trucks for the giveaway set for Sunday. Jared Nieman, the lead pastor at Abundant, said the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday, El Paso Independent School District Deputy Superintendent David Bates presented a long-range master plan identifying more than $1 billion in potential capital improvement projects to support students in the district. The report does not represent a proposed bond amount, and any future bond proposal would require review and approval
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Texas requested reimbursement from the Department of Homeland Security after Gov. Abbott said it spent more than $10 billion on border security during Operation Lone Star.
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — After months of financial planning and reviewing staffing, the Canutillo Independent School District said it adopted a $65.6 million budget Tuesday for the upcoming school year. The new, balanced budget reflects reduced spending and restructuring of staff vacancies, the district said in a news release. Like other school districts across Texas,
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by Claudia Lorena Silva The El Paso Independent School District is considering taking a series of bond proposals to voters in November to begin improving its aging school facilities, making safety upgrades and addressing classroom needs. Deputy Superintendent David Bates on Tuesday presented a long-range master plan, outlining the cost of addressing all the district’s needs
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UPDATE (4:45 p.m.) — El Paso City Council unanimously voted to negotiate a CBA with meta for the data center planned for Northeast El Paso. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Item 35 on El Paso City Council’s Tuesday agenda is to begin negotiations with Meta Platforms Inc. for a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) through the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On July 1, the two-year wait will finally be over for the UTEP Miners as they embark on a new era in the Mountain West Conference. For Athletic Director Jim Senter, it’s been quite the journey. When he took the job at UTEP in 2017, fans were hopeful he would
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tuesday, El Paso City Council will talk about including advocacy support for policy to protect residential ratepayers from utility costs of data centers in the city’s 90th Session State Legislative Agenda. The directive was proposed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott through a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — El Paso Electric hosted a public meeting where New Mexico residents expressed their frustration on a potential rate increase. The increase would see the average home in Doña Ana County pay about $42 more per month next year. It’s the first rate increase since 2015, with El Paso Electric
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces has a new assistant director of finance. Josie Treviño will bring more than 17 years of accounting experience and 14 years of governmental accounting, the city said. Treviño has worked of the city since 2012 as an accounting technician, accountant, financial reporting analyst, budget analyst,
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UPDATE (5:55 p.m.): EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso Electric spokesman Daniel Perez told ABC-7 this project will not impact ratepayers. “It’s a generation facility for a specific customer. And that specific customer will be paying for those costs. There’s nothing here that would impact any other any of our other customers,” Daniel Perez
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thursday, the City of El Paso showed off renovations at Fire Station No. 24 in East El Paso. The $2.45 million renovation project modernized the station with technology updates, the city said. The 2019 Public Safety Bond Program funded the renovation project, according to El Paso Fire Chief Johnathan Killings.
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by Claudia Lorena Silva The Socorro Independent District adopted a balanced budget for the second year in a row and is looking to start rebuilding its savings next year after a decade of spending more than it generated in revenue. The SISD board voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a $462.1 million general fund budget with a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District voted 5-1 to approve the budget for next school year. They also have a $12 million budget deficit for the year and hope to balance it by the end of the school year. Superintendent Xavier De la Torre said that the main goal for the
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