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for 01/10/2009
(last updated 7:30am EST 01/10/2009)
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New Texas House speaker to work with El ... New Texas House speaker to work with El Paso legislators
01/09/2009
Joe Straus AUSTIN -- The incoming leader of the Texas House hasn't spent much time in the nation's largest border metroplex, but he said he is fond of El Paso legislators and hopes they invite him to ...
3 deaths in 3 deaths in
01/09/2009
EL PASO -- The deaths of three teenagers last year were part of an increase in gang violence in El Paso even as the total number of homicides remained steady. Seventeen homicides occurred in El Paso l...
Council may waive fees for Council may waive fees for
01/09/2009
EL PASO -- One El Paso family will be named Monday as winners of a newly built home for the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" -- all expenses paid.To make the project possible, the ...
El Paso border fence 80% completed, feds... El Paso border fence 80% completed, feds say
01/09/2009
EL PASO -- The U.S. border fence in the El Paso region is about 80 percent finished, and the rest should be done within a few weeks, officials said. The fence -- part of the Customs and Border Protect...
Cheech and Chong reunited, like old time... Cheech and Chong reunited, like old times
01/09/2009
Cheech Marin, 62, left, and Tommy Chong, 70, will play the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, N.M., as part of their "Cheech and Chong Light Up America & Canada" tour. (AP photo)
Police seek man who robbed Lower Valley ... Police seek man who robbed Lower Valley restaurant
01/09/2009
Police are asking for the public's help in finding the man who robbed a Lower Valley restaurant last month. (El Paso Police Department) EL PASO - Police are asking for the public's help in finding the...
Ex-U.S. drug czar warns of Mexican borde... Ex-U.S. drug czar warns of Mexican border rush
01/09/2009
McCaffrey conditions worsen and lead to a governmental collapse in Mexico. "A failure by the Mexican political system to curtail lawlessness and violence could result (in) a surge of millions of refug...
El Paso company part of $1.3 billion Arm... El Paso company part of $1.3 billion Army project
01/09/2009
EL PASO -- Hunt Companies Inc., of El Paso, is part of a partnership which has reached an agreement with the U.S. Army to build and finance a $1.3 billion military housing project in South Korea. It's...
Hearing in alleged terrorist case closed Hearing in alleged terrorist case closed
01/09/2009
Elizahabi EL PASO -- The public has been banned from Friday's deportation hearing for a Lebanese man who was the subject of a wide-ranging FBI investigation into terrorism suspects or terrorist suppor...
UTEP Miners clip Rice Owls UTEP Miners clip Rice Owls
01/09/2009
UTEP guard Jareica Hughes pulled up and layed her shot in past Rice forward Morgan Mayse during the Miners' victory over the Owls on Friday at the Don Haskins Center. (Ruben R. Ramirez / El Paso Times...
UTEP Miner men look to ride momentum int... UTEP Miner men look to ride momentum into Dallas
01/09/2009
EL PASO -- UTEP is soaring just a bit, playing good basketball and gathering momentum and pushing hopes higher each time out.Saturday night the Miners will take that momentum and those hopes into Dall...
Legislature to consider college tuition ... Legislature to consider college tuition freeze
01/09/2009
AUSTIN—Hit with middle-class concerns about the rising costs of a college education, Texas lawmakers soon will consider legislation that would temporarily freeze tuition at state universities. B...
Game of geocaching hides well in Brazori... Game of geocaching hides well in Brazoria County
01/09/2009
LAKE JACKSON, Texas—When Bill Primrose was given a Global Positioning System receiver for Christmas 2007, he didn't know it would help him find hidden treasure. The device has allowed Primrose t...
Palestinian minister warns of Palestinian minister warns of
01/09/2009
UNITED NATIONS—The Palestinian foreign minister says Israel and Hamas responded to the Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza with "total disrespect" and he urged the U.N.'s...
Iraq insists reporters agree to code of ... Iraq insists reporters agree to code of conduct
01/09/2009
BAGHDAD—Iraqi authorities want to require foreign and Iraqi journalists to sign a code of conduct in exchange for permission to attend this month's provincial elections, raising concerns among m...
Tests show algae toxin in some sick peli... Tests show algae toxin in some sick pelicans
01/09/2009
LOS ANGELES—A toxic chemical produced by algae has been detected in some sick California brown pelicans that are being found in record numbers along the West Coast, though researchers don't beli...
RV takes pet care to rural El Paso areas RV takes pet care to rural El Paso areas
01/09/2009
Veterinarian Dr. Amy Starr checked the ear of Lucky, a heeler owned by Celeste Hudgens, on Thursday at Starr's Paws N' Hooves Mobile Veterinary Clinic. Starr takes her van to outlying areas to give sh...
Hilda Solis vows to expand job training ... Hilda Solis vows to expand job training as Labor chief
01/09/2009
WASHINGTON -- Hilda Solis, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for labor secretary, told lawmakers Friday that if confirmed she would work to expand job training programs, enforce workplace safety, he...
Celebs flock to season Celebs flock to season
01/09/2009
Powered by FeedBurner exciting ever. The critics themselves had no idea what to expect, and neither did the stars attending. It was the kind of year in the industry that has left everyone wondering wh...
Chamizal show to feature music, rhythm, ... Chamizal show to feature music, rhythm, dancing
01/09/2009
Lorraine Alvarez Portilla (Courtesy of Peter Portilla) EL PASO -- For Lorraine Alvarez Portilla, belly dancing is a way to celebrate life. "You put your heart into it," Portilla said as she discussed ...
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