SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Julián Palombo blames “chocolate cars” for the disappearance of hundreds of used car lots in Tijuana. As president of the city’s chamber of commerce, he said there…
KTSM News – Preview: UTEP football to face FIU in midweek CUSA game
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — UTEP (0-6, 0-3 CUSA) will host Florida International (2-4, 1-1 CUSA) in a Conference USA game at the Sun Bowl on Wednesday night. UTEP (0-6, 0-3 CUSA)…
Texas Monthly – Laredo enters its sixth day of a boil-water notice after E. coli is discovered in water system
The South Texas city is the latest to grapple with aging water infrastructure, which officials suggested could have been the cause for the E. coli outbreak. Read: Read More
Border Report – A GOP rep asked ICE for an update. Then Trump ran with the number
A previously obscure immigration dataset entered the public lexicon over the past week, sparking a new attack line for Republicans and a deluge of fact-checking over an accurate, yet decontextualized, number. Last…
KTSM News – El Paso Symphony Orchestra to hold auditions in 2025
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Symphony Orchestra (EPSO) will be holding auditions next year for several positions at the University of Texas at El Paso. EPSO says they’ll be…
Border Report – Police seize 130,000 fentanyl pills near border wall
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, say they have arrested a man and a woman in possession of 14 kilograms of fentanyl pills, powder and precursor chemicals in…
Border Report – Socorro breaks ground on Bracero worker museum
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of Socorro will break ground this week on a Bracero Museum, which will honor and remember Mexican workers who filled labor shortages in the U.S….
El Paso Matters – El Pasoan, San Antonio resident run for Texas State Board of Education District 1 seat
El Pasoan Gustavo Reveles and Michael “Travis” Stevens, a resident of the San Antonio suburb Helotes, are facing off in the Nov. 5 election for the District 1 seat on the Texas…
KTSM News – Socorro ISD to host career fair for high-school sophomores
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – High-school sophomores from the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) are invited to attend Career Con XXL this week. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to…
KTSM News – El Paso Fire launches online platform to improve emergency response
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department has launched its Community Connect online platform to help improve emergency responses, the Fire Department said. Residents can create a secure profile…