Silvestre Reyes News

Two committees are investigating information about Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused in the Fort Hood shooting spree that killed 13 soldiers.

Intelligence agencies detected communications between a Muslim religious leader in Yemen known for his anti-American views and Major Nidal Malik Hasan , the suspect in the Nov.

Although not on the front burner, the effort to renew the federal government's domestic surveillance powers has Democrats grappling with a handful of dicey issues, causing some lawmakers to acknowledge that Congress might have to pass a short-term extension to buy more time.

The Northeast is preparing to honor its veterans this week. The VFW Post 2451 and El Paso Flags Across America will host their sixth annual Northeast Veterans Day Parade.

San Elizario will honor service members and their sacrifices this weekend at the 13th annual Veterans Day Parade and Patriotic Cele bration, a growing tradition for the Lower Valley community.

El Paso Electric Co. will use $1.01 million in federal money and $1 million of its own money to test technology designed to make it easier for the company to detect and respond to power outages.

In a county where indictments and public corruption charges have become routine, a new and powerful ethics panel is about to go to work.

U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, dismissed a story in the Washington Post that alleged the congressman was the subject of a complaint to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct House regarding a relative of Reyes' wife who was kidnapped last year in Juarez.

Former U.S. Border Patrol chief Gustavo De La Vina, who worked to tighten the flow of illegal immigration into the country, has died at the age of 70.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky told reporters Tuesday that there were 'at least five instances' where the CIA had failed to notify Congress fully on CIA's actions and programs.

Nine of the 10 seats on the county government's new ethics commission have been filled, and the defense attorney leading the panel said there could be many changes to the county's ethics code.

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra on Thursday was chided by the House Intelligence Committee chairman for seeking more details on President Barack Obama's plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

The House Intelligence Committee has launched a series of hearings as part of its investigation into whether U.S. intelligence agencies broke the law by failing to inform Congress of covert activities.

A Realtor, a defense attorney and the brother of El Paso's congressman are the first three appointments to the county government's new ethics commission.

Chihuahua human-rights investigator Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson feels betrayed and disappointed.

President Obama signed a law naming El Paso's new federal courthouse in honor of the late El Paso judge and prominent civil rights leader Albert Armendariz Sr.

State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh surprised almost everyone Friday by announcing that he would not seek re-election next year, then hinted that he might run for a statewide office.

Children sang, soldiers paraded and crowds cheered during the historic pageantry of the first meeting of the presidents of the United States and Mexico 100 years ago today in El Paso and Juarez.

El Paso veteran James Austin is pushing for a full-service veterans hospital to be built in El Paso.

A team of men dedicated to finding exceptional students in El Paso spends countless volunteer hours making presentations at high schools, speaking with parents and working with young men and women interested in attending the nation's most prestigious military academies.