University of Texas at El Paso News

A special memorial service Thursday at Bowie High School to honor one of their own killed in the Fort Hood massacre.

When Mexican neighbors moved north with their wild marijuana parties, El Paso leaders in the 1910s became some of the first in the nation to ban the drug.

Students and staff at Gadsden High School took a moment to honor another fallen soldier with ties to the area during a Veterans Day assembly Tuesday.

Camarillo, Calif., Nov 4, 2009 A new exhibition, "Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964," recently opened at the Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National Museum of American History .

Holiday celebrations are just around the corner and individuals and groups are getting ready to help ensure that the holidays are as happy as possible for those who might need a little lift.

One of the 13 people killed in the Fort Hood rampage Thursday was identified as Maj.

The Mexican city of Juarez, on the U.S. border at El Paso, Texas, has been suffering from wild waves of drug war-related violence in the past few years.

Last year during the holidays, Kristan Renno took her daughter to a children's home to watch as the young residents received donated Christmas presents.

The dueling news releases emanating these days from the Tier One aspirers look impressive, daunting even: A University of Texas at Arlington professor got a $281,547 four-year National Science Foundation grant for a research project called "NanoDomain Structure and Multifunctional Properties of Polymer Derived Ceramics." With $491,081 from the ...

Texas will add 11 amendments to its constitution. Voters throughout the state Tuesday night approved amendments that would help boost the number of nationally recognized research universities, limit eminent domain power, create uniform appraisal standards and allow cities to sell bonds and buy land to prevent encroachment on military installations.

Sam Donaldson, who became a broadcast legend by challenging the powers that be in Washington, returned to UTEP on Monday to tout the school's new multimedia journalism program.

It's that time again, for Texans to head to the polls to voice their opinion. But you won't cast a ballot for politicians.

Texas voters will decide Tuesday on 11 proposed state constitutional amendments, including one that could help UTEP receive millions of dollars for research.

Sam Donaldson Helps Student Journalists Sam Donaldson, media icon and alumnus of The University of Texas at El Paso, will participate in a national Webcast on Monday, Nov.

While Halloween spending is expected to be about $4.75 billion this year -- its lowest level in six years, according to the National Retail Federation -- this border city seems to be redoubling its efforts.

The Fort Bliss-related population boom in El Paso will need the creation of about 90,000 jobs -- mostly in health care and education -- to support the growth, a report released on Tuesday showed.

FROM FOOD TO FUND: Dishing out the sell-out gongdo shamdey at El Paso, Texas 27 October, 2009 - Bhutanese delicacies prepared by Bhutanese students bagged the first prize in the annual international food fair held at University of Texas, El Paso , US, on October 21.

A 25-year-old woman driving to work at White Sands Missile Range was killed in a head-on collision early Monday on a road in far Northeast El Paso.

An important election is taking place that could impact the University of Texas at El Paso's future.

When you reach for a sweetener to flavor your iced tea or coffee, your options can be confusing.