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Missing El Paso woman last seen leaving ice cream shop in far East Side

The El Paso Police Department issued a "special bulletin" after a woman was reported missing.

 

UTEP Dance Team wins national championship

The UTEP Dance Team competed in the 2023 NCA & NDA College National Championship on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida.

 

What stores are open Easter Sunday in El Paso? Walmart open; Target, Best Buy closed

Loyal customers of Target, Lowe's and other retailers may be without a place to shop on Easter Sunday. Home Depot, Walmart and others are open.

 

Passover offers lesson on principles of freedom and justice, rabbi says

Passover teaches that we all can do better and "can again return humanity to the principles of freedom and justice," Rabbi Stephen Leon said.

 

Why even feel-good resolutions in the Texas Legislature can fall victim to petty politics

The Texas Legislature traditionally sets partisanship aside when members want to bestow an honor on a constituent. Can that tradition survive?

 

Texas Senate OKs school choice bill, but it faces tough fight in House. Here's why.

Sen. Brandon Creighton's SB 8, which creates voucherlike education savings accounts, passed the Senate on the same day the House opposed them.

 

See photos of the Jewish community in El Paso celebrating Passover Seder

The Jewish community in El Paso gather to celebrate Passover Seder on Saturday, April 8, 2023 in Sunland Park, New Mexico.

 

Texas Senate panel OKs ban on DEI offices, hiring in public universities. Here's why.

The Texas Senate Higher Education Subcommittee approved a bill Friday that would ban DEI offices or mandatory DEI statements at public universities.

 

Texas Senate OKs school choice bill but it faces tough fight in House. Here's why.

Sen. Brandon Creighton's SB 8, which creates voucher-like education savings accounts, passed the Senate on the same day the House opposed them.

 

A look back at El Paso Times news from April 1897

A contribution box has been invented with a bell which rings when a coin is dropped in the box at church. This stops palming by tricky members who cheat the box.

 

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