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El Paso, Texas is located in El Paso County. Zip codes in El Paso, TX include 79917, 79903, and 88576. More El Paso information.

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28 min ago | El Paso Times

'Wicked:' Plaza Theatre staff sad to see curtain fall on hit show

After seeing Wicked once, Edward Duchene and his daughter April Duchene entered the lottery to try their chance at seeing the show one more time on Saturday at the Plaza Theatre during the shows final weekend in El Paso.

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4 hrs ago | El Paso Times

Face of a movement: Reies L pez Tijerina fought for Chicano rights

Reies Lopez Tijerina, a well-known Southwest activist in the 1960s is often referred to as a warrior in the struggle for civil rights for Mexican-Americans. Tijerina now lives in Downtown El Paso.

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7 hrs ago | CBS News

Video: Nature: Bobcats riding out the snow

This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you to the Sierra Diablo Mountains near El Paso, Texas, where bobcats and other residents are riding out the snow.

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11 hrs ago | El Paso Times

El Paso Children's Hospital ready for patients

With one snip of a large pair of scissors on Saturday, El Paso Children's Hospital CEO Larry Duncan cut the ribbon to an overdue dream.

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16 hrs ago | El Paso Times

Video: El Pasoans savor soup to fight hunger

The Seventh Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser was held Saturday at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center at 9050 Viscount.

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16 hrs ago | The Times-Picayune

Tulane Green Wave upended by Texas-El Paso in overtime

John Bohannon converted a three-point play with 14 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Texas-El Paso to a 54-52 victory Saturday against Tulane in El Paso, Texas.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

El Paso Times

Letters: City debt

The federal government is in debt to the tune of $15-plus trillion. Texas accumulated debt of up to $27 billion.

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El Paso Times

Keep habitats humming: Desert plants can nurture hummingbirds

It may be too early to plant for spring, but it's not too early to start planning the kind of garden you want to have.

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Reuters

Test for Komen charity looms at next Race for the Cure

Rebecca Reza has participated in fundraising races held by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer charity, for the past five years.

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El Paso Times

Trish Long: Walkathons no easy feat for dancers

"My grandmother, Eloisa Soto would be 100 years old today, Feb. 2, had she not died seven years ago.

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El Paso Times

Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias gets key to the city

Sheriff Richard Wiles presented comedian Gabriel Iglesias with the "Key to the City," on behalf of Mayor John Cook who was out of town on city business.

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El Paso Times

Spurring on sales: El Paso Saddleblanket TV ads to reach nation

Dusty Henson, founder and co-owner of El Paso Saddleblanket, always seems to have some big dream to expand the reach and scope of his iconic El Paso business.

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El Paso Times

El Paso ISD teacher pay lowest amongst local districts

The El Paso Independent School District has the lowest base salary for teachers with 15 or more years of experience among the nine school districts in El Paso County.

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El Paso Times

El Paso VA joins arts competition

The contest "is a great opportunity to show off how talented our veterans are," said Joan Ricard, director of the VA in El Paso.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Deseret News

Border officials: ID card program trims wait times

Under the desert sun at the Paso del Norte bridge between Ciudad Juarez in Mexico and El Paso, Texas, hundreds of pedestrians stand in line for up to two hours to reach the immigration booths.

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El Paso Times

Two more El Paso police officers indicted in OT pay investigation

A state grand jury has indicted two more former El Paso police officers accused of tampering with government records stemming from an investigation into misappropriation of overtime pay involving a traffic-enforcement grant.

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El Paso Times

Average gas price up 3 cents in El Paso

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Texas is one cent more than the average last week and five cents more in New Mexico, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

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KFOXTV

El Pasoans react to new lawsuit mayor faces

The owner of the club, Mike Armstrong, is suing the mayor for comments he made last year that Armstrong claims negatively affected him.

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El Paso Times

Man accused of pushing wife off of I-10 back in jail

An El Paso County jail log showed Gutemberg Najar was arrested again Wednesday afternoon, this time on a warrant for a probation violation.

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El Paso Times

Gov. Rick Perry gives Jones' donation to El Paso charities

Gov. Rick Perry this week donated $80,000 in old political contributions from a convicted felon to several El Paso charities -- one of the largest such distributions in U.S. history.

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