El Pasoans gathered Saturday, July 29, to march downtown in support of Transgender rights. The march began at the Federal Court House and traveled to San Jacinto Plaza, where the organizers and other members of the community spoke on behalf of transgender...

“Over Here, Over There: El Paso and El Pasoans During WWI” is an exhibition created by the Special Collections Department of the library at the University of Texas at El Paso to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WWI and the accounts of El Pasoans...

About 50 El Pasoans gathered at San Jacinto Plaza Friday night, joining the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee, for a march to the Santa Fe international bridge and a binational vigil. The candle light vigil was in honor of those who had died...

Late Thursday night, the Senate gathered to take a vote on the “skinny repeal” bill, which would repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). The Senate introduced the “skinny bill,” now called the Health Care Freedom Act, and took a vote at midnight....

The village of Vinton is giving away free sandbags for their residents during the current monsoon season. City officials are encouraging residents, who live near zones that are prone to flooding including arroyos, to take advantage of this opportunity...

Last week, Austin District Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled in partial favor of the city’s efforts to build a proposed $180-million arena in the Union Plaza area of Downtown El Paso by ruling that the city can build a multipurpose center, but they may...

Earlier this summer, the College of Education announced a new interim dean, William Robertson. Robertson has been a part of UTEP’s faculty for 13 years already and joined the staff in 2004. He has served as a professor and a co-chair for the Department...

Nonprofit research group Brookings Institution has named UTEP as the leader in equal access education, according to a study released on July 11. The study highlights that the median family income for a UTEP student is $42,400, beating the other 341...

After a two-day hearing on the debate over whether a $180-million proposed arena will be permitted in the Duranguito neighborhood or not came to a close Tuesday afternoon as Travis County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled with the city of El Paso...

This week, Texas will go into special legislative session in an effort to review and pass legislation that was not passed during the regular session. Governor Greg Abbott has called for the session and highlighted 20 bills, some of which include more...

Before announcing his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in 2018, El Paso’s Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke and fellow Democratic representative from California, Ro Khanna, introduced the No-PAC-Act on March 27. The law is supposed to prevent all congressional...

On July 15, friends and family of UTEP’s alumni gathered together from 4 to 7 p.m. to take part in the sixth annual UTEP Alumni Association's  "Pick-nic,” held in scenic Mckelligon Canyon. The event offered a variety of fun activities for the...