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El Paso · El PasoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Developers and home buyers in some parts of the city can now expect to pay slightly more for new homes or businesses. It comes after El Paso City Council approved an increase in impact fees by 28% Tuesday. Water impact fees are charged to builders when they request a new water meter for development projects in the outer areas of the city. Officials said the cost is typically passed down to the homebuyer. Currently, fee…See the Story
Homebuilders to pay more to extend water service in some new El Paso neighborhoods
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Property · El PasoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso City Council voted 7 to 1 to approve handing over land surrounding Rio Bosque Park to establish a permanent concrete plant Tuesday. District 2 Rep. Josh Acevedo was the only councilmember to vote against the measure. For years, Jobe Materials has operated a temporary facility near the wetlands park. The land is currently owned by El Paso Water. Officials with El Paso Water requested the rezoning of the Jobe Mater…See the Story
Land surrounding Rio Bosque to be handed over to establish permanent concrete plant
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El Paso · El PasoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As we reported on Monday, the U.S. National Science Foundation instructed the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to suspend work on the Regional Innovation Engine and Aerospace Center pending further review on April 25. In a statement sent to ABC-7, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) said:
"The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) became aware of a potential issue with the NSF Regional Innovation Engine (NS…See the Story
U.S. National Science Foundation responds to UTEP's aerospace grant suspension
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El Paso · El PasoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Ysleta ISD students will participate in Career Signing Day Tuesday, May 7th at 6 p.m. El Paso-area businesses, Ysleta ISD students, teachers, families and administrators are invited to gather for a ceremony at Riverside High School theater, 301 Midway Dr, El Paso, TX 79915. During the Career Signing Day ceremony more than a dozen students will commit to pursuing careers and/or college education as part of their career-tr…See the Story
Ysleta ISD hosting Career Signing Day ceremony
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Lockdown · El PasoUpdate: District officials say the lockdown is over and that parents can now pick up students at the front office. Update: The district sent ABC-7 the following statement.
"As a precautionary measure, Bel Air High School was placed on lockdown at about 10 o’clock this morning after administration was notified of a possible threat made toward the school. The El Paso Police Department was immediately notified and are on site to investigate the …See the Story
Lockdown at Bel Air High over, parents can pick up students at front office
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Immigration · El PasoBy Blanca Carmona / La Verdad Ciudad Juárez – From prison, Rodolfo Collazo de la Torre, a National Migration Institute agent accused in the death of 40 migrants in a Ciudad Juárez detention center fire on March 27, 2023, breaks his silence. “I am a scapegoat,” he said in an interview with La Verdad in Juárez. He said that the person responsible for the tragedy is the person who started the fire. Two Venezuelan migrants are accused of setting fir…See the Story
INM agent accused in deadly fire says he’s ‘scapegoat’
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