Federal audit slams EPISD, Bowie, Coronado high schools
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-14 15:55:05 -0700 | political-news
The El Paso Independent School district, particularly Bowie and Coronado high schools, rigged their accountability data and graduation rates from 2009 to 2011, according to a scathing U.S...The audit, which took more than 2 1/2 years to complete, found that...
Drug world unveiled after alleged cartel bodyguard's El Paso arrest
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-14 01:12:20 -0700 | political-news
Rigoberto Ruiz Alatorre is accused of being a former bodyguard for Gabino Salas Valenciano, an alleged narcotrafficker known as "El Ingeniero" (the engineer) who is reputed to run the Sinaloa cartel's operations in the Valley of Juarez...District Court in El...
Downtown El Paso ballpark investors want to pay $12.1M more toward stadium
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-13 23:28:57 -0700 | political-news
To remain steadfast in that commitment, Hunt added, the group was willing "to make some significant concessions to our lease agreement with the city." If a new lease contract is approved, MountainStar's annual rent payment to the city for use...
Lee manager pick: Speed of process 'a little overwhelming'
Source: The Naples Daily News
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-12 15:29:52 -0700 | political-news
Lee's top pick for county manager admits she was overwhelmed by the speed of her selection and said she almost turned the job down because she needed time to process the situation. Joyce Wilson, 60, who is the city manager...
El Paso state House delegation asks Gov. Rick Perry to put college construction on the agenda
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-05 11:34:00 -0700 | political-news
El Paso's House delegation is calling on Gov. Rick Perry to put money for university construction on the agenda for the Legislature's special session. The funding, more than $2 billion for "tuition-revenue bonds" died in a House-Senate dispute when the...
El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson named top candidate for Florida job
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-05 11:33:56 -0700 | political-news
Wilson, who had recently requested an evaluation and a raise from El Paso City Council, was among five finalists interviewed Wednesday morning by Lee County Commissioners. According to Florida news reports, Wilson was named the top candidate Wednesday morning.
ACLU: Blacks in El Paso arrested more on pot charges
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-05 10:07:14 -0700 | political-news
Blacks in El Paso arrested more on pot charges Posted: 06/05/2013 12:18:42 AM MDT Black El Pasoans who make up a small fraction of the county population were arrested 2.2 times as often as whites, according to the American...
EPISD seeks El Paso community opinions for school principals
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-04 23:37:34 -0700 | political-news
El Paso Independent School District officials will seek community opinions this week to draft criteria for new principals at four elementary schools. Community meetings are scheduled to discuss the positions today and Thursday at Hart, Barron, Milam and Lee elementary...
El Paso Upper Valley residents prepare for 560-day road construction project
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-04 16:34:22 -0700 | political-news
El Paso's Engineering and Construction Management Department will host the meeting at 5:30 p.m...City officials said the project will add a roundabout at Memory Lane, a continuous center left turn lane, and a right turn lane at Montoya Drive...There are...
Paul Foster makes $35 million donation to Baylor University
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-04 09:21:29 -0700 | political-news
The donation is considered the largest gift from a living alumnus, according to a Baylor news release. The money will be used to help with a $100 million campaign to construct the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation,...
El Paso candidates debate: Steve Ortega, council hopefuls talk issues
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-03 23:34:51 -0700 | political-news
The city's future lies in expanding and strengthening the medical industry, Fort Bliss and international trade, according to the majority of candidates for city office who participated in a televised debate Monday. Rep. Steve Ortega, and the six candidates vying...
El Paso police: 35-year-old man dies after incident in Central area
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-06-03 23:34:49 -0700 | political-news
A 35-year-old man died Monday afternoon after an incident near Newman Park in Central El Paso, police said. Police spokesman Officer Javier Sambrano said the incident occurred about 3 p.m. when police got a call about a man acting erratically....
Montana Vista: Sides split on incorporation of area as city
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-29 00:27:37 -0700 | political-news
County government has failed to provide adequate water and sewer services to an area that keeps growing, Carruth said...He said the lack of the utility services is a public health issue. Many businesses in Montana Vista do not have running...
Man says he is El Pasoan who has been missing for 30 years
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 23:06:12 -0700 | political-news
An organization in South America contacted the El Paso Times earlier this week alleging that a man who showed up at their office said he was the missing Ruben Humberto Herrera...Texas authorities listed him as an endangered missing teen who...
Funding for Franklin Mountains State Park visitor center cut
Source: El Paso Times
El Paso :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 23:06:08 -0700 | political-news
Money for a new visitor center at Franklin Mountains State Park has been stripped from the state budget that the Texas House passed Sunday, but state Rep. Marisa Marquez, D-El Paso, said she will continue to fight for the money....
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