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Podcast: Two brothers in El Paso bought a Boeing plane. What now?

4 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Diego Mendoza-Moyers

💙Your support fuels this podcast. Help us bring more podcasts to life. Donate Today Diego: It’s like something you might see in a buddy comedy movie, where some guys do something interesting and maybe a little wacky, but here, in real-life El Paso.
Migrants arrested outside El Paso federal building following immigration hearings

5 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Corrie Boudreaux |Cindy Ramirez

Two young men emerged from the Richard C. White Federal Building in Downtown El Paso on Thursday, laughing together as they turned left onto San Antonio Avenue. It was 1:50 p.m. and 99 degrees. As they reached the corner of South Florence Street just a few steps away, a group of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents converged on them and grabbed Yasmir Marquez by the elbow. The two men were quickly surrounded by more federal law enforcement agents, one of whom showed Marquez a document.
What we know about EPISD board’s plan to discuss firing or exit agreement with Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

5 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

Superintendent Diana Sayavedra’s fate hangs in the balance as the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees prepares to discuss a possible firing or voluntary separation agreement and appointment of an interim superintendent Tuesday with little public explanation.
Federal prosecutors issue indictments against 16 people who previously had military trespassing charges dismissed

5 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Robert Moore

Sixteen people were indicted in El Paso on charges of illegal re-entry into the United States and violating a military regulation, days after a federal magistrate ruled the government hadn’t shown probable cause on an allegation that they trespassed on military land.
El Paso city government eyes stricter rules for use of rainy day fund

6 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Elida S. Perez

Facing potential budget challenges, El Paso city leaders are preparing to establish when they can tap into one of the city’s reserve funds – the pot of money known as the unrestricted fund balance. The city doesn’t have formal guidelines outlining when or how it can use the fund – a “rainy day fund” not earmarked for specific purposes.
100 years: Tornillo’s centennial class reflects on community, challenge and change

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Pablo Villa

TORNILLO — When Mia Cordova stepped to the podium on graduation night, she did more than accept her diploma as valedictorian. She made a quiet point to her older brother. Cordova described her brother, a current freshman computer science major at the University of Texas at El Paso, as part of the inspiration that helped spur her academic success. But his arrival in college wasn’t preceded by the distinction of having the highest GPA in his high school class.
- El Paso Matters EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra’s future to be considered again by school board

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Robert Moore

Superintendent Diana Sayavedra’s future with El Paso Independent School District will be on the line again Tuesday, when the school board is set to discuss a possible voluntary separation agreement and appointment of an interim superintendent. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday at the district’s administration building, 1014 N. Stanton St. The items for the special meeting were placed by board President Leah Hanany and Vice President Jack Loveridge, who have been critical of Sayavedra.
El Paso federal judge hears latest challenge to Trump use of Enemy Aliens Act to target Venezuelans

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Robert Moore

An El Paso federal judge expressed skepticism of the Trump administration’s attempt to use an 18th century law to quickly deport those it claims are Venezuelan gang members, the latest in a line of judicial criticisms of the plan.
El Paso police made more than 1,300 DWI arrests in 2024. The DWI Drug Court aims to stop repeat offenses.

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

The last time Paul Enriquez was arrested in El Paso for driving while intoxicated was in 2017. It wasn’t his first time drinking and driving, but he had planned to make it his last. Enriquez, who said he battled depression from childhood trauma most of his life, had the intention to kill himself that day while behind the wheel. Instead, a police officer arrested him, the state suspended his license, and the following year an El Paso County judge sentenced him to 10 years of probation.
EPISD board to consider future of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting to decide the future of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. During the special meeting, called by board President Leah Hanany, the board will discuss and take action “on Superintendent of Schools Duties and Responsibilities and Employment Status.”The board will also decide whether to contract O’Hanlon, Demerath, & Castillo Attorneys at Law for undisclosed legal services.