The UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) held an on-campus conversation about education and the border with U.S. Rep. for Texas's 16th congressional district Veronica Escobar Monday, Oct. 7 at the university’s Geology Building.   The event featured a...

In the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting at Cielo Vista Walmart, President Donald Trump will visit El Paso, according to Federal Aviation Administration advisories. The trip comes after a visit to Dayton, Ohio, where another mass shooting occurred just...

In a sea of thousands of people holding black and white signs that read “Viva Beto” or “Beto for America,” El Paso native Beto O’Rourke officially kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday, March 30, in Downtown El Paso. “It is here,...

Patrick Gabaldon is an attorney and a local artist in El Paso, better known for his colorful paintings about El Paso desert areas and the cartoon drawings of former congressman Beto O’Rourke and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar. In 2016, Gabaldon started...

EL PASO, Texas  — Former congressman Beto O’Rourke held a march against the border wall at the Chalio Acosta Sports Complex, 4321 Delta Drive, Monday, Feb. 11. The event was just across the street – originally scheduled at the same time – from...

On Saturday, Feb. 2, UTEP hosted a TEDx series at the Union Cinema located on the first floor of the Union Bldg. East,  to encourage people to understand the advantages of access and education. The series was broken into two sessions, the first...

https://youtu.be/mabQ6Fs80CA The third annual Women’s March took place at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso, Saturday Jan. 19. The event held close to 600 people and featured music, poetry, speeches and demands of the El Paso citizens to the...

Veronica Escobar celebrated victory and made history as she was elected El Paso’s first woman in Congress and the first Texas Latina in the U.S. House after winning the general election on Nov. 6. She joined her watch party with a wide smile and...

Early voting for the 2018 midterm elections is coming to an end, but that did not stop El Paso Republican candidate for the 16th Congressional District, Rick Seeberger, from rallying at UTEP’s Leech Grove on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 1. With...

The stakes are high for the upcoming 2018 Texas general elections, says local representatives. Tuesday marked the last day for voter registration and Amy O’Rourke Sanders, Beto O’Rourke’s wife, along with Congressional Democratic candidate...

People from all over the country arrived en masse at the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, on Father’s Day, June 17, to express outrage over the separation of immigrant children from their parents. Vehicles lined the road as far as...

Here are just some of the most important topics that arose in 2018: O’ROURKE VS. CRUZ: Can Texas vote blue in a sea of red? After storming through the Democratic Primary, El Paso native and Congressman Beto O’Rourke is the Texas Democratic Party’s...