EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Zoo welcomed Taj, a 7-year-old greater one-horned rhinoceros, today. Taj used to live at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. He had to ride in a custom climate-controlled crate for 1,700 miles all the way to El Paso. The Species Survival Plan recommended Taj move to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Parents of students within the Socorro Independent School district received an email on Thursday notifying them of a potential increase in the student-to-teacher ratio. The Texas Education Agency established a 22:1 student-to-teacher ratio for grades Pre-Kinder-4th. Amid continued growth in the area, a student could be asked to attend an
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — His name has been known in the El Paso community for decades: from his weekly column in the El Paso Times to his involvement in local sports. Now, Wayne Thornton’s name will be known for years to come, proudly presiding over the old Grandview Community Center. The City of El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “Well, there’s nothing like that in the world to see,” says Pastor Hugo Garcia of Cornerstone Ministry Church. “Now they return with hope in their eyes… where they’re free from what they came up with.” Pastor Garcia has one holiday wish. To send 100 at-risk El Paso teens to a
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)- The Happy Feet Project delivered new pairs of shoes to some students at Red Sands Elementary, Frank Macias Elementary and Carroll T. Welch Elementary. The students were selected by Mr. Oaxaca and the El Paso Rotary Club to receive a donation of new pairs of shoes.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming it and some of its former and current staff members harassed and intimidated him following a gasoline card audit done by his office. That audit found “excessive” use of two city representatives’ taxpayer-funded gasoline cards. Calderon is seeking between $250,000 and $1 million dollars in damages,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As holiday festivities take place throughout the Borderland, Eastwood High School is celebrating with a Christmas Holiday Fair open to the public. The fair will feature local vendors selling gifts that last-minute shoppers can take advantage of, including jewelry, clothing, purses, and accessories. There will also be a variety of
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Fresenius Medical Care is partnering with hemodialysis patient Richard Amaro to educate El Pasoans about their options for dialysis, including home hemodialysis (HHD). On December 14 and 15, Amaro is traveling around El Paso in an RV to demonstrate how many patients have the option to receive their dialysis in the comfort of their own
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Stacker compiled a list of coat drives near El Paso using data from One Warm Coat
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “It makes me so excited. I’ve loved animals my whole life and so getting so see these here in my hometown, here in the Borderland, is just fantastic,” says El Paso Zoo guest Olivia Siqueiros. “It’s just such a great opportunity for our community,” says Siqueiros. “You know specifically for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A planned water service outage will be affecting some westside residents, Thursday, December 14th. It is all part of an ongoing project to to improve water service reliability, according to El Paso Water. Ridgecrest residents may not have water service or experience low water pressure. The outage is expected to
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by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersDecember 13, 2023 This is your weekly update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. El Paso’s Star to Shine Again: The Star on the Mountain, which was turned off in September, will be turned back on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council voted to amend several ordinances that seek to require greater transparency surrounding campaign donations given to councilmembers. Under the new amendments, members of City Council will be required to notify the city of any donations or contributions totaling over $500. This amendment applies to both donations
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Star on the Mountain has been extensively renovated. The El Paso Chamber announced the successful completion of the renovations Monday. Residents now have the opportunity to request a color change on the chamber’s website through the Starlight Request feature. “To the people of El Paso, this star is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senator Cesar J. Blanco hosted his 9th Annual Toys for Tots drive this week. The state senator gave away 250 toys to El Paso children Following the event, Senator Blanco issued the following statement: “While the holiday season is a time of love and laughter, it’s also a time where
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso Police is responding to city council’s directive from September, asking the department to ensure bias-free interactions. El Paso Police Department’s Chief Peter Pacillas will lead the presentation in today’s city council meeting. The department’s policy emphasizes fair treatment, eliminating gender as a reason for stops, searches or arrests.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Irene Armendariz-Jackson filed earlier today to run for Congressional District 16, which covers El Paso. Armendariz-Jackson has run two previous times and says she has made great progress in gaining support with each bid. In a statement, Armendariz-Jackson stressed her goals to strengthen El Paso’s borders. She is expected to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Community-building organization Breakthrough partnered with the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence to launch Breakthrough915, an online resource hub designed to help young people gain a foothold in the job market. The hub seeks to connect young El Pasoans with job training resources and information on how to better acquire
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you’re flying this Christmas… Expect some crowds at the airport. Triple AAA forecasts record-setting air travel during the Christmas and new year’s travel periods. Airports could see about 7.5 million passengers between Saturday, December 23rd and Monday, January 1st. The roads are also expected to be busy this year. In
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Michael p. Gonzales announced his candidacy for El Paso county sheriff on Monday, December 11th, 2023. He officially filed his paperwork at 1 p.m. at the El Paso County Democratic Party Office located at 1401 Montana Ave Suite E, El Paso, Texas. Gonzalez says his journey from a childhood marked by poverty and frequent relocations to becoming a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic will offer free screenings and cleanings for residents of the Borderplex community on Dec. 13. Hunt School of Dental Medicine second-year students will provide faculty-supervised care from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Across West Texas, many suffer from poor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water is proactively replacing metal water mains which cross major gas pipelines in East El Paso to help minimize water main breaks. The project is called the Pipeline Protection Project and the public is invited to learn more information at a meeting Monday night. To provide information to
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by Ramon Bracamontes, El Paso MattersDecember 8, 2023 El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks is playing politics with the Walmart mass shooting case, with decisions in the case being made with an eye toward getting him elected in 2024, according to the former lead prosecutor in the case who resigned in November. “I was not
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for help in identifying two men who were recorded using a stolen credit card from a vehicle burglary. Police say between the evening of Monday, November 6th, and the morning of Tuesday, November 7th, several cars were burglarized in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For this week’s Sunday Funday, step into the magic of the season at 1509 Capitan Ridge, El Paso, where Maribel Ortega’s home has become a local legend, transforming into a mesmerizing Winter Wonderland. Though visitors can only admire the spectacle from the outside, the enchantment is palpable. Maribel’s dedication to
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Update: Results from the El Paso County Elections Department show a tight race between District 2 candidates Veronica Carbajal and Josh Acevedo. Both are falling short of the simple majority needed to be named the winner. If no candidate achieves 50% of votes, there will be a runoff election on January 20th. EL PASO, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some students at Hueco Elementary School received bicycles from Old Dominion Freight Line today. Forty nine bikes were donated to the school. The bikes will be raffled to students who received perfect attendance. Six bikes are going to be raffled out to each grade level at the school.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas El Paso has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the Department of Energy to research two potential climate change solutions: the storage of carbon dioxide and geothermal energy capture. This grant it part of a partnership between UTEP, Florida State University, the University of Utah,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The season of giving came early for students at St. Matthews Catholic School. Attorney Daniel Anchondo, his wife Martha Anchondo, and their son Chris Anchondo made a $58,000 donation to the school Friday, Dec. 8 at around 10 a.m. The family also announced their intention to continue to invest in
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by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersNovember 20, 2023 Every week in a warehouse in Central El Paso, workers at Desert Spoon Food Hub pack cardboard boxes of seasonal fruits and vegetables grown from Socorro, Texas, to Monticello, New Mexico. Desert Spoon is the only business based in El Paso that provides community-supported agriculture, or CSA,
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