University of Texas at El Paso News

Can a state overemphasize its own history? UCLA professor Gary Nash believes Texas is doing just that and depriving public school students of lessons in world history.

Voters barely give U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes a passing grade. They flunk the City Council.

More than a month ago, Maj. Eduardo Caraveo, 52, was shot and killed at Fort Hood, Texas, as he prepared to deploy to Afghanistan.

Average income for professionals grew in El Paso more than anywhere else in the country from 2005 to 2008, according to a study conducted by a salary information company.

Thousands of El Pasoans were out shopping Thursday afternoon, and Forbes said that's because most of them have more money in their pockets.

Incomes for educated workers are growing fastest in these metros. The news coming out of dusty border city El Paso, Texas, is usually pretty grim.

It was their moment. It was something they had worked toward for years. While some simply smiled and strode forward to receive their diplomas at UTEP's fall commencement ceremonies Saturday, others jumped up in the air or offered a thumbs-up gesture to the crowd.

Even though Elias Provencio-Vasquez left El Paso when he was only 6, he can't wait to come home.

Regions Financial Corporation announced that Patrick "Pat" O'Beirne, senior vice president and business banking sales manager at Regions Bank in Austin, Texas, is the December recipient of the Better Life Award.

University of Texas El Paso students took a break from the books and lined up for a time- tested traditional - the annual midnight breakfast.

In 1992, Elias Provencio-Vasquez became the first Hispanic male in U.S. history to earn a doctoral degree in nursing.

You don't have to live paycheck to paycheck. That's one of the lessons participants of the annual GECU Savings Challenge have learned in a yearlong battle to get their finances under control.

"Drug War Zone" by UTEP professor Howard Campbell . People on both sides of the United States-Mexico border used to routinely discuss drug trafficking with UTEP professor Howard Campbell as if it were just a fact of life -- no big deal.

El Paso must be at its diligent, decision-making best now. The proverbial smoke has cleared and the dirty Asarco smelter is officially going away.

A federal judge denied bond Wednesday to an admitted Bloods street gang leader accused of orchestrating a cocaine and Ecstasy distribution network in El Paso.

A Los Angeles-based environmental management and strategy firm will oversee the $52 million cleanup for the Asarco site in El Paso.

For every setback in life, somebody bounces back. As November softens into the holidays, countless people have something to be grateful for.

The county courthouse closed at noon today because of snowy weather. Even court proceedings and trials were halted.

The field of eyewitness identification psychology: Is it a tool to help jurors determine whether certain factors may have influenced a witness' identification, or is it an invasion of a jury's fact-finding function? That is the question the Louisiana Supreme Court will wrestle with today when it is expected to hear arguments in the capital murder ...

As the youngest daughter of eight children, Teresa Gandara was expected to stay home and take care of her parents as they got older, according to cultural traditions.