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Internet access to increase in city through grant
Sep 16, 2010
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El Pasoans will soon have many more places to use a computer with broadband Internet access.
The city has been awarded an $8.4 million grant that will be used to upgrade and create about 100 Public Computer Centers consisting of 1,400 workstations, city officials said. The centers are located at...
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'A fitting tribute': Courthouse namesake helped Hispanics
Sep 9, 2010
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As lawyer Albert Armendariz Jr. received words of praise and congratulations in front of El Paso's new federal courthouse, he glanced at his father's name permanently displayed on the nine-story building.
"This is a tribute to his way of life and his philosophy," Armendariz said.
Hundreds of p...
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Congressmen urge students to give back to community
Sep 8, 2010
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Two Texas congressmen want El Paso students to give back to their community and their nation.
They want middle and high school students to spend time this month planting trees, tutoring children, painting homes and helping veterans.
U.S. Reps. Silvestre Reyes and Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, visit...
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Congressmen's concerns get Obama's ear
Sep 1, 2010
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FORT BLISS -- Area congressmen were able to spend some time with President Barack Obama during his visit to Fort Bliss on Tuesday.
Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, flew from Washington, D.C., with Obama on Air Force One. Obama was met at Biggs Army Airfield by Reps. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas, and Harry...
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Javier Alvarez may get federal judge seat
May 23, 2010
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In a bipartisan display that can be rare in judicial nominations, Texas' Democrats and Republicans in Congress have recommended County Court Judge Javier Alvarez for a seat on the federal bench in El Paso.
Now everyone is wondering how long it will take President Barack Obama to make Alvarez's no...
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U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes attends White House dinner for Mexican president
May 19, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, attended tonight's state dinner with Mexican president Felipe Calderón at the White House.
Calderón is in a two-day visit in Washington, D.C., to address the issue of immigration and brief Congress on the state of security of Mexico, which declared a war on dru...
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Fort Bliss: Improvements aid soldiers, El Paso
May 18, 2010
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Over the years, this country's treatment of military personnel and their families has been improving -- as it should -- and Fort Bliss is a prime example of this. In civilian parlance, the post could be regarded as a giant gated community complete with all sorts of amenities. And, in fact, Fort Blis...
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Silvestre Reyes: Team El Paso pushes Fort Bliss onward
May 15, 2010
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Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the news that has literally changed the landscape of El Paso.
On May 13, 2005 the Department of Defense released the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure Commission) list which turned Fort Bliss from a post at grave risk for closure to the biggest winner in...
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Airport to receive full-body scanners
May 15, 2010
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Full-body scanners -- a cornerstone in President Barack Obama's plan to make airports safer and the target of criticism by privacy advocates -- will be installed at the El Paso International Airport by summer.
Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, announced Friday that the Department of Homeland S...
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Homeland Security: Drones to help track US border in summer
May 15, 2010
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An unarmed surveillance drone will soon be monitoring the borderland for criminals and illegal activity.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it authorized a drone to fly back and forth between Fort Huachuca, an Army installation near Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Big Bend Nationa...
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