San Elizario News

Residents in Socorro, San Elizario and Clint have been seeing something unusual in their water recently.

A driver with previous drunken driving convictions is facing charges along with his passenger after they were pulled over for a traffic stop early Monday morning.

San Elizario's burgeoning arts scene made an appearance in the state Capitol last week as promoters try to raise the Lower Valley community's profile.

Mayoral candidates Gamaliel "Gama" Mendez, 23, Gumersindo "Gume" Cardoso, 47 and Igor Alberto Flores, 36, fell behind by significant margins.

El Paso County Elections employee Ruben Gamez, left, goes over the items in the bag given to precinct captains like Isela Lerma.

A special election for the city of Socorro is two days away, and KFOX14 spoke to candidates running for city council to find out what they'd do if they were elected.

Canutillo Independent School District officials on Wednesday asked the Texas Education Agency and the U.S. Department of Education to investigate districts across the state for possible attempts to cheat the federal accountability system.

Early voting numbers are in for Saturday's local elections in El Paso County. Between May 29 and the end of early voting Tuesday, 23,482 people voted.

The Texas Education Agency is asking federal officials to investigate the San Elizario and Canutillo school districts which, like the El Paso Independent School District, tried to control the population of limited English proficient students to cheat federal accountability measures.

A judge ruled Thursday that two Socorro city council members were illegally holding office so the plans to take land from San Eli to expand Socorro are completely scratched.

She is a 2009 graduate of Irvin High School and the daughter of Cantu Beatriz and Jose Trujillo, both of El Paso.

A District Court judge ruled on Thursday that Socorro City Council misapplied the state law when they extended their terms in office.

But historians, local politicians, and residents and artists of San Elizario were excited to see the San Elizario jail open to the public again Wednesday morning.

A man wanted for credit card abuse was arrested after deputies executed a warrant at his San Elizario home.

In this April 10, 2012 file photo the EPISD board discussed former administrator James Anderson who was on paid administrative leave from December through April.

A festival held in 1598 to give thanks for surviving a 350-mile treacherous journey from Mexico into a small southwest Texas community is being remembered centuries later and quickly becoming a tourist destination.

The stacks are gone, but their legacy will live on in "Asarco -- End of An Era," an art exhibit opening next month at Ardovino's Desert Crossing.

The San Elizario Incorporation Efforts Group will host a community meeting today to share information on what has been done to incorporate the town.