Borderland closures & cancellations due to coronavirus
Here's a roundup of Borderland region major closures and cancellations due to coronavirus concerns.
- School closures in El Paso & New Mexico
- Texas bars, dine-in restaurants & gyms closed
- New Mexico restaurants limited to take-out & delivery
- U.S.-Mexico border crossing restricted to essential travel only
- El Paso County Courthouse, all county facilities closed
- El Paso streetcar service halted
- White Sands National Park closed
- May 26 Texas primary election runoffs postponed
- Speaking Rock Entertainment Center closed
- All tribal casinos in New Mexico closed
- El Paso’s Cielo Vista Mall closed
- Movie theaters shut down in Borderland
- El Paso animal services, rec centers, libraries, museums, zoo closed
- El Paso Catholic Diocese suspends Mass celebrations
- Las Cruces Catholic Diocese suspends Mass celebrations
- El Paso County Coliseum events postponed indefinitely
- Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino closed; Derby horse race canceled
- El Paso Locomotive soccer games on hold
- El Paso Chihuahuas baseball season on hold
- Numerous Fort Bliss events cancelled
- Rage Against the Machine concerts postponed in El Paso & Las Cruces
- Macy's department store at Cielo Vista closed
- Whataburger restricted to drive-thru only
- No jury duty for El Paso courts
- No jury trials for New Mexico, some courts closed
- White Sands Missile Range cancels Trinity Site open house
- NMSU Spring football game cancelled