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Walmart · El PasoThis is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso.Walmart Gunman Heads Back to CourtThe man who has admitted killing 23 people and wounding 22 others at the Cielo Vista Walmart in 2019 will appear in a state courtroom next week for the first time in almost five years.District Judge Sam Medrano will hold a scheduling conference Thursday, …See the Story
Walmart gunman heads back to court; cartel leader Zambada’s trial to move to New York; plus, El Paso city elections latest
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El Paso · El PasoCLINT, Texas – On the final evening of the San Lorenzo Catholic Church kermés, families fill the church grounds as the golden hour casts its light on a vinyl sign hanging above the busiest booth at the bazaar.The sign reads: “Gorditas – Heavenly Made.”The line in front of the booth, which more than tripled in length that past hour, suggests visitors are willing to wait for a taste of heaven – deep fried patties made from corn masa, filled with s…See the Story
How kermés gorditas became a cherished El Paso tradition
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El Paso · El PasoHere’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week.UTEP MinerpaloozaMinerpalooza returns to the University of Texas at El Paso campus from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, marking its 35th anniversary with an evening of festivities expected to draw up to 25,000 attendees. The university’s marquee back-to-school community celebration will take place in Centennial Plaza in the heart of campus. This free event of…See the Story
El Paso events: Minerpalooza, UTEP football, Walk of Hope and more
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Taxes · El PasoYou may have noticed multiple news headlines about the different taxing entities – schools, city, county, hospital districts – adopting tax rates the past few weeks.The complicated property tax system is a yearlong process that repeats every year: It starts with the El Paso Central Appraisal District appraising properties throughout the county, taxing entities determining how much revenue they need to provide services, and all of them adding up …See the Story
How are my property taxes calculated? 7 things to know about the complicated process
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El Paso · El PasoLooking out the windows at the Valle Bajo Community Center and Library, playwright and author Octavio Solis recalled his youth.“It all started there,” he said with an upward nod as he spoke about his book, “Retablos: Stories from a LIfe Lived Along the Border,” to more than 30 people who came to hear the native El Pasoan speak.The center on Alameda Avenue is about a mile from the street where he grew up – a Riverside High School neighborhood th…See the Story
Author Octavio Solis talks inspiration, code-switching
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Climate Change · El PasoThe heat experienced in El Paso the past two summers is like nothing the city has ever seen. Climate change continues to reshape what Borderland residents regard as “normal.”El Paso’s average daily temperature the past two summers – defined as June through August for meteorological record keeping – have been far hotter than anything previously recorded in El Paso. This year’s average daily temperature of 88.1 degrees is the second hottest summer…See the Story
As climate change takes hold, El Paso continues to smash summer heat records
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El Paso · El PasoEdward Cano has one enduring memory of Socorro High School that predates his arrival to the Lower Valley campus as its head football coach in December 2021. Cano was a wide receiver for Irvin High School in the late 1990s. His Rockets traveled to the Far Eastside to take the field against the Bulldogs who, at the time, were the four-time defending District 2-5A champions. The game, played Sept. 10, 1999, at the Socorro Independent School Distric…See the Story
SISD’s $58.9M stadium hosts first game as El Paso high school football kicks off
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Cormac McCarthy · El PasoThis is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso.Cormac McCarthy, Sergio Troncoso Selected for Texas Literary Hall of FameTwo authors with deep El Paso connections are among the inductees selected for induction this year into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.Cormac McCarthy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who lived for several years i…See the Story
Cormac McCarthy, Sergio Troncoso selected to Texas Literary Hall of Fame; other El Paso news
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