/tags/el-paso El Paso en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:46:00 GMT /texas/2023-02-16/el-paso-woman-helps-reunite-migrant-families-and-their-dogs-separated-at-the-border More migrants are arriving at the border with the family dog, only to be separated from their beloved pet after making a long journey to the U.S. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:46:00 GMT /texas/2023-02-16/el-paso-woman-helps-reunite-migrant-families-and-their-dogs-separated-at-the-border Angela Kocherga /texas/2023-01-13/new-migrant-processing-center-opens-in-el-paso-amid-increase-in-border-crossings CBP officials said the new facility has a capacity of 1,000. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:46:15 GMT /texas/2023-01-13/new-migrant-processing-center-opens-in-el-paso-amid-increase-in-border-crossings Julian Aguilar /texas/2022-12-22/migrants-who-fear-deportation-could-sleep-on-the-streets-during-winter-storm-in-el-paso Shelters have been set up across El Paso to keep migrants from sleeping in sub-freezing temperatures. But many who evaded detection could still be left out in the cold. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:32:52 GMT /texas/2022-12-22/migrants-who-fear-deportation-could-sleep-on-the-streets-during-winter-storm-in-el-paso Julián Aguilar /2022-12-12/thousands-of-migrants-crossed-into-el-paso-from-mexico-over-the-weekend The increase comes about two weeks before the anticipated end to a restrictive border policy that’s been in place since 2020. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:47:32 GMT /2022-12-12/thousands-of-migrants-crossed-into-el-paso-from-mexico-over-the-weekend Julián Aguilar /crime-justice/2022-10-28/el-paso-man-allegedly-involved-in-breach-of-the-u-s-capitol-last-year-charged-by-federal-government More than 880 people have been arrested for crimes related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, including more than 70 Texans. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:21:31 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-28/el-paso-man-allegedly-involved-in-breach-of-the-u-s-capitol-last-year-charged-by-federal-government Julian Aguilar /business/2022-07-26/texas-heat-forces-some-outdoor-workers-to-modify-schedules-and-adjust-work-patterns Workers across Texas say this summer’s heat feels far worse than previous years, leaving them to find new ways to cope with long hours outside. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:26:01 GMT /business/2022-07-26/texas-heat-forces-some-outdoor-workers-to-modify-schedules-and-adjust-work-patterns Julian Aguilar /texas/2022-05-23/el-paso-and-buffalo-experience-nearly-identical-hate-crimes Though nearly 2,000 miles and three years apart, the circumstances of the racist mass shootings in Buffalo and El Paso are strikingly similar. Mon, 23 May 2022 16:02:19 GMT /texas/2022-05-23/el-paso-and-buffalo-experience-nearly-identical-hate-crimes Angela Kocherga /covid-19/2021-09-13/the-delta-variant-is-wreaking-havoc-on-most-of-texas-but-not-el-paso-heres-why High vaccination rates, geography and a sense of community in the wake of 2019’s Walmart shootings help keep El Paso’s delta numbers low, experts and locals say. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:32:40 GMT /covid-19/2021-09-13/the-delta-variant-is-wreaking-havoc-on-most-of-texas-but-not-el-paso-heres-why Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-08-16/fort-bliss-in-el-paso-could-receive-thousands-of-afghan-refugees-as-taliban-topples-government-pentagon-says The Taliban has taken control of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city, which led to a crush of civilians at the Kabul airport desperate to leave the country on Monday. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:27:18 GMT /news/2021-08-16/fort-bliss-in-el-paso-could-receive-thousands-of-afghan-refugees-as-taliban-topples-government-pentagon-says Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2021-02-18/self-sufficient-and-upgraded-how-el-pasos-electric-grid-weathered-the-storm Snow fell and temperatures dropped, but only a few thousand people in the city lost power for a short time. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:33:43 GMT /energy-environment/2021-02-18/self-sufficient-and-upgraded-how-el-pasos-electric-grid-weathered-the-storm Casey Cheek, Laura Rice, Caroline Covington