This week the Texas special legislative session came to an end, now with a widening divide between the House and the Senate. One of the most important priorities for Governor Greg Abbott was the the topic of property taxes, but the House decided to...

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...

Nearly a month after the 85th Texas Legislative Session ended, Governor Greg Abbott has called for a special session. The second session is set to begin on July 18, and last up to 30 days. This comes to almost no surprise as lawmakers failed to approve...

Viridiana’s aunt has been afraid to come back to El Paso after a police officer told her he was going to call immigration services on her after he gave her a traffic citation. Her aunt, a Mexican citizen with a tourist visa, was picking up her son from...

As Senate Bills 11 and 17 move forward, Texans find themselves closer to the possibility of not only being able to openly carry guns, but also being able to sport concealed firearms at public colleges and universities. On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Texas...

UTEP will be submitting several funding requests in the current 84th Texas Legislature, specifically for an $111-million interdisciplinary research center that will replace Burges and Barry Halls. The administration has stated that the center is necessary...

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, visited UTEP in preparation for the next regular session of the Texas Legislature. The discussion took place Monday morning at the Undergraduate Learning Center. It was a short...

El Paso lawmakers gathered on campus Thursday for the close of the 83rd Texas Legislature. The group discussed El Paso issues including agriculture, health care and student concerns. El Paso representatives and State Sen. José Rodriguez, all Democrats,...