El Paso was one of the most prosperous cities in the Southwest for about half its existence, from its founding with the railroads in the 1880s until the middle of the 20th Century. But as we entered the 21st Century, …
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One of the most-sought-after elements to building our Medical Center of the Americas is close to the stamp of approval. With enormous state Legislature support, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center here is about to become autonomous — be a …
Gun rights advocates experienced a win Tuesday when the Texas Senate voted to allow students to keep guns in their cars on college campuses. The bill passed in a 27-4 bipartisan vote, with 19 republicans and 8 democrats voting in favor, …
The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center campus in El Paso is one step away from officially becoming a stand-alone university. The bill was passed by the Texas House of Representatives Tuesday and just needs to be signed into law by Gov. …
Who’d have thought we’d need legislative approval to help harmed students and to protect those who, in “good faith,” report wrongdoings? But situations in the El Paso Independent School District have been so egregious that our state senator and a …
AUSTIN — Two bills filed in response to the school cheating scandal in El Paso passed the Texas Senate this week. The most significant, a bill intended to find El Paso Independent School District students harmed by a cheating scandal …