The donation, announced at Texas Tech Health El Paso's Season of Thanks event, will be matched by the university to expand student scholarship funding.
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Should local colleges rely more on private donors to fund student scholarships?
El Paso news covers city government, El Paso County, school districts, Fort Bliss and public safety in this Sun City on the U.S.-Mexico border. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
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Do you trust your local government to spend parks money wisely?
El Paso's City Council has approved a decade-long roadmap for improving neighborhood parks, maintaining facilities, and expanding recreation.
El Paso County deputies recovered a shipping container, trailer chassis and about 43,000 pounds of fiber-optic cable after a contracted driver allegedly refused to return them over a payment dispute.
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Do you support your local government investing to attract aerospace and space industry businesses?
Officials are previewing the upcoming Space Tech El Paso 2026 conference to highlight the city's role in the sector.
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Should El Paso pursue hosting the new military base for its economic benefits?
City Council voted to pursue hosting the Department of War's first new U.S. military base in 40 years.
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Should private donations fund most of El Paso's proposed $239 million downtown deck plaza?
The credit union's gift supports a planned veterans space within the proposed Fred Loya Family Deck Plaza in downtown El Paso.
Day to day, coverage runs across El Paso city hall and the El Paso County commissioners court, El Paso ISD, Ysleta ISD and Socorro ISD, and the military, health care and trade employers that anchor the local economy. From Kern Place and Sunset Heights to Manhattan Heights, Mountain View and Cielo Vista, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Hudspeth County and Doña Ana County where a story crosses the line. Fort Bliss, one of the Army's largest installations, is the dominant employer in the El Paso economy, and base operations, troop deployments and military family services are among the most consequential recurring subjects in local coverage. The U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso-Juárez is one of the busiest land crossings in the world, making cross-border trade, customs operations and immigration policy immediate local economic and civic subjects in ways that are specific to this binational metropolitan area.
