Senate Bill 4 has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge the day before it was to be implemented. The bill has seen opposition since it was first passed by Gov. Greg Abbott in May. SB4 punishes law officials who don’t comply with immigration laws...

The UTEP football team will pay tribute to public safety officers and agencies for the El Paso County in their opening game of the season against Rice on Sept. 9. The recognition came after coach Sean Kugler reached out to David Bailiff, head coach...

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars chapter at UTEP is collaborating with Reynolds Home and Pioneer Bank in efforts to collect donations for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. The organization asks that people who wish to donate may...

El Paso is preparing to send help for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which has left thousands of people without a home and food. El Paso Unites for Hurricane Harvey Animal Rescue will take place on Sept. 3 at San Jacinto Plaza from 3 to 11 p.m. The...

The first day of Miner Welcome Week featured pancakes served by UTEP alumni, a wheel spin by UTEP Edge, inflatables, free Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper sampling and booths from UTEPs different organizations. Miner Welcome Week will continue with events at...

It was four in the morning and Mayra Kahori Vidaña Sanchez was wide awake in front of a dim computer screen at her parent’s home in Juarez, Mexico, scrambling to complete her objective for the night.  Days before the application was due, she was...

UTEP’s College of Engineering will have a new dean this coming semester with Theresa Maldonado filling the role for more than 4,000 students in the college. She will also serve as a professor of electrical engineering. Maldonado has a Ph.D. in electrical...

For the second consecutive year, UTEP will have another one of its professors inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Hall of Fame with multimedia professor Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi receiving the 2017 recognition. UTEP...

UTEP recognized the inaugural class of the new Doctor of Pharmacy Program with a white coat ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Magoffin Auditorium. UTEP President Diana Natalicio addressed the students and family members as well as founding Dean,...

El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar officially announced her bid for Congress Friday afternoon. Escobar, who filed her paperwork on Friday, is going after current Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s 16th Congressional District seat as he runs his own...

On Aug. 23, graduate students assembled at the UGLC for the Graduate Student Orientation and Training. Organized by the graduate school, there were conferences welcoming both new and returning graduate students, the resource fair, food trucks and...

UTEP will be hanging up one of its longest traditions this year-the annual homecoming parade. Dean of students and associate vice president for student engagement, Catie McCorry-Andalis, sent KVIA a statement about the decision to remove the parade...