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El Paso City Council OKs $141 million in bonds, certificates of obligation for projects

The El Paso City Council voted to approve more than $141 million in general bonds and certificates of obligation to fund capital improvement projects.
El Paso man wanted free shots before firing gun in Kern Place bar, affidavit alleges

An El Paso man wanted free drinks before a shooting in the Good Times at 2626 bar in the Cincinnati Avenue Entertainment District, records allege.
One dies in West El Paso traffic collision between cement truck, semitrailer

One person died in a collision between a cement mixer truck and a tractor-trailer in West El Paso.
El Paso County COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 24% people fully vaccinated

Here's a look at the number of El Paso County residents that have received the COVID-19 vaccine as of April 13.
El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 177 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email [email protected]
Texas bill to allow unlicensed handgun carrying 'a recipe for disaster,' firearms trainers say

The Texas House could vote Thursday on a bill to drop training and licensing requirements from carrying handguns in public.
Gov. Abbott appoints three new Texas Tech regents

The governor appointed Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell and Pat Gordon to the Texas Tech Board of Regents.
Art highlights hope at Child Crisis Center of El Paso

The donations have had an uplifting effect on the children and the staff, Child Crisis Center of El Paso CEO Enrique Davila said.
Ecuadorian girls dropped from border wall, then abandoned, transferred to federal shelter

After two weeks in Border Patrol custody, the Office of Refugee Resettlement has transferred two Ecuadorian girls to a federal shelter.
City of El Paso stops administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The city of El Paso has stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after Tuesday's recommendation by federal and state officials.
El Paso police: Man at Comfort Inn hotel wounded in accidental shooting

A man from Mexico who was found wounded at an El Paso hotel was the victim of accidental shooting, police say.
Truck seized at Texas border over 'munitions of war,' 5 forgotten bullets

A federal lawsuit wants Supreme Court to step in and require prompt hearings for seized property.
Fort Bliss soldier threatening suicide with infant in vehicle sparks SWAT situation

A man who barricaded himself in a car with an infant while threatening to kill himself with a shotgun Monday was a Fort Bliss soldier.
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Ciudad Juárez for the elderly at four different locations

Vaccination of the elderly began in Ciudad Juarez at four different locations throughout the city.
SWAT blocks El Paso neighborhood as man with rifle, infant in vehicle threatens suicide

EPPD SWAT respond to a situation involving a man threatening to take his life while an infant was in his vehicle Monday, April 12, 2021.
San Elizario man dies after motorcycle, car collision on Dyer Street in Central El Paso

A 25-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a car on Dyer Street in Central El Paso.
Man arrested after 2 shot in El Paso bar; Mexican man found with gunshot wound in hotel

El Paso police were investigating a shooting in a bar on Fairbanks Drive in the Northeast and a man found with a gunshot wound at a hotel.
COVID-19 in Mexico: Vaccinations intensify in Juárez; pandemic worsens in Chihuahua City

Weekend beer sales are banned, events canceled and new restrictions are in place as COVID-19 surges in parts of the Mexican border state of Chihuahua.
El Paso girl, 16, shot while boyfriend, 20, was handling gun at Northeast home, police say

Detectives are investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old girl at a home on Kodiak Avenue in Northeast El Paso.
Fort Bliss soldier Spc. Ethan Mandel dies after motorcycle crash in East El Paso

The deadly motorcycle crash on George Dieter Drive was the 17th traffic-related death in El Paso in 2021.
Las Vegas, Nevada, seeks to become first US city to ban ornamental grass to conserve water

It is part of a turf war waged since at least 2003, when the water authority banned developers from planting green front yards in new subdivisions.
Legislation would bypass Texas newspapers to post legal notices on governmental activities

The bill's author says newspapers are no longer the best venue for publishing notices of coming tax hikes or bond elections. Some lawmakers push back.
One critically injured in motorcycle, car collision on Dyer Street

El Paso police were investigating a serious motorcycle collision on Dyer Street.
Have you seen El Paso's most wanted fugitives for the week of April 11, 2021?

Murder, fraud and sex offender suspects are among El Paso's fugitives of the week.
El Paso's Most Wanted fugitives for week of April 11, 2021

Photos of El Paso's most-wanted fugitives for the week of April 11, 2021.
El Paso Health Youth Volunteer program for teens opens for applicants

El Paso Health opens enrollment for its Youth Volunteer program for teens to help educate the community about health issues.
Repaired Sacred Heart of Jesus statue returns to El Paso's St. Patrick Cathedral

Repaired Sacred Heart of Jesus statue returns to St. Patrick Cathedral.
St. Patrick Cathedral unveils restored Sacred Heart of Jesus statue

The restored Sacred Heart of Jesus statue was unveiled during a recorded Mass at the St. Patrick Cathedral in West-Central El Paso on April 8, 2021.
Crime of the week: Police seek help identifying suspect involved in West El Paso stabbing

Anyone with any information can call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS) or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org.
Photos: Hundreds march for immigration reform in Downtown El Paso

Activists marched for immigration reform in a new 'We are the 11 Million' campaign in Downtown El Paso on April 10, 2021.

Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst arrested on domestic violence charge April 14, 2021
Dewhurst ran against Ted Cruz for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate and was ousted from his No. 2 spot in Texas government by Dan Patrick.
Patrick Svitek
Texas coronavirus cases haven't surged since Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the mask order. Experts warn it's too soon to celebrate. April 14, 2021
Daily new cases and the positivity rate have leveled off over the past month, while deaths and hospitalization have gone down substantially.
Patrick Svitek
Analysis: Returning to normal before the Texas herd has immunity April 14, 2021
Texas is still about 13 million people away from herd immunity to the coronavirus. The state is chasing that goal even as Texans begin to act like the pandemic is over.
Ross Ramsey
Rick Perry returns to the Texas Capitol to pitch study of psychedelic drugs for PTSD in veterans April 14, 2021
The former Republican governor is throwing his weight behind a bill by state Rep. Alex Dominguez, D-Brownsville, that would order a clinical study of using psilocybin — found in "magic mushrooms" — to help veterans with mental health problems.
Patrick Svitek
Voters would have to approve police budget cuts under bill approved by Texas Senate April 14, 2021
Despite loud opposition from Democrats who said the legislation overstepped local governments, Senate Bill 23 passed with broad bipartisan support.
Jolie McCullough and Juan Pablo Garnham
Senate passes bill to curb Texas governor’s power to shut down state for extended time during emergency April 13, 2021
The Senate action, which must still be approved by the House, would require the governor to call a special session in order to declare a state emergency that lasts more than 30 days.
Kate McGee
ERCOT asks Texans to conserve power, but says outages not expected as it nears emergency conditions April 13, 2021
A higher than expected amount of plant outages for maintenance — and a stalled cold front — created tight conditions for the grid Tuesday.
Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman
MLB took its All-Star game out of Georgia to protest voting laws. Now Ted Cruz wants to strip it of its anti-trust immunity. April 13, 2021
MLB’s anti-trust exemption reduces the possibility of a competing league from emerging and threatening its status as the preeminent professional baseball league.
Abby Livingston
Texas sues Biden administration in effort to reinstate Trump-era “remain in Mexico” immigration policy April 13, 2021
The policy required asylum seekers who passed through Mexico on their way to the U.S. to stay in Mexico while their claims were processed. Many were forced to live in sometimes dangerous and unsanitary migrant camps.
Shawn Mulcahy
Texas pauses J&J vaccinations as feds plan to review six reports of blood clotting among 6.8 million doses nationwide April 13, 2021
At the state's three FEMA vaccination sites in Dallas, Arlington and Houston, officials said that vaccine efforts would continue but that officials would not be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Karen Brooks Harper