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November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Electric Sale to be discussed at El Paso City Council Executive Session

El Paso Electric Sale to be discussed at El Paso City Council Executive Session: The sale of El Paso Electric was discussed by El Paso City Council on Monday, November 25, that garnered public comment. 

November 21, 2019 • Community

El Paso Utilities Unite to Educate and Empower Customers to Avoid Scams

El Paso Electric (EPE), El Paso Water and Texas Gas Service team up to raise awareness and educate customers on scams through the fourth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week initiative. Initiated by the Utilities United Against Scams, or UUAS, the week-long advocacy and awareness campaign focuses on educating customers of the tactics scammers use to...

November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Electric, J.P. Morgan-tied investment fund close to final deal with sale opponents

A state regulatory hearing on the proposed $4.3 billion sale of El Paso Electric has been postponed to Thursday because substantial progress has been made in negotiating a final deal.   

November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News

PUC of Texas postpones hearing on sale of El Paso Electric

PUC of Texas postpones hearing on sale of El Paso Electric 

November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News

Power Outage in the Mission Valley of El Paso on 11.19.2019

Power Outage in the Mission Valley of El Paso on 11.19.2019

November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Electric sale draws more opposition; utility, J.P. Morgan-tied buyer defend deal

The proposed, $4.3 billion sale of El Paso Electric to a J.P. Morgan Chase-advised investment fund has drawn additional opposition. The Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel, the state agency representing residential and small commercial electric consumers, concluded the sale as proposed is not in the public interest and should...

November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News

Why the El Paso Electric deal is good for El Pasoans

As our region’s business advocates, we cannot overstate El Paso Electric’s economic importance to our community. The proposed transaction with Infrastructure Investments Fund, or IIF, helps safeguard El Paso Electric and ensure that it continues to meet our community’s growing needs.

November 16, 2019 • Construction

Road Closure: El Paso Electric To Conduct Work Along North Zaragoza Road

El Paso Electric (EPE) will be conducting routine infrastructure work at North Zaragoza Road between Castner Drive and Summerford Lane in the Mission Valley area of El Paso Sunday morning, November 17 from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. This work will require a complete road closure in both directions.

November 15, 2019 • EPE Related News

STTE Foundation celebrates local education leaders

On Thursday, the Success Through Technology Education (STTE) Foundation hosted the 2019 Education Awards honoring eight leaders in education who are preparing students to be successful in the modern economy.

November 12, 2019 • EPE Related News

J.P. Morgan Chase ties to El Paso Electric buyer draw concerns, questions

Will J.P. Morgan Chase, one of the world’s largest banks, have ultimate control of El Paso Electric if the utility’s pending $4.3 billion sale to the Infrastructure Investments Fund goes through?

November 8, 2019 • Local News

El Paso County elections: City public safety, YISD bonds win with little voter participation

Voters overwhelming supported multimillion-dollar bond proposals for the city of El Paso and the Ysleta Independent School District. Unofficial final election results show 59% of voters were in favor of the city of El Paso’s $413 million Public Safety Bond.

November 8, 2019 • Local News

District 6 special election draws four candidates to replace Claudia Ordaz Perez

Four political newcomers will compete in the District 6 special election to replace Claudia Ordaz Perez as the Mission Valley representative on the El Paso City Council. 

November 8, 2019 • Regional News

Jeb Bush blasts negative rhetoric against immigrants at Borderplex conference

Former Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush spoke of the importance immigration plays with trade while condemning harsh rhetoric against immigrants Thursday in El Paso. 

November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News

Proposed El Paso Electric sale has problems, consultant for Texas PUC finds

The proposed El Paso Electric sale to a J.P. Morgan Chase-advised investment fund is not in the public interest unless 80 conditions are made a requirement of the sale, a consultant for Texas regulators concluded.

November 8, 2019 • Local News

Longtime newscaster Estela Casas to leave KVIA for UMC Foundation, to start in January

Estela Casas, El Paso's longest-serving broadcast journalist, is saying goodbye to TV news. Casas announced Wednesday she will be the executive director of the University Medical Center Foundation. Casas will finish 2019 at Channel 7-KVIA and will begin her new role in January.

November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News

Mobile STEM Lab brings hands-on learning to El Paso schools

Rounding up a group of students and busing them downtown for a field trip is no easy task, especially for districts on the outer edges of the county, which is why Fab Lab El Paso is bringing its makerspace to schools with the launch of its Mobile STEM Lab.

November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News

Fab Lab El Paso launches Mobile STEM Lab and Electric Coding program for all grade levels

Downtown’s Fab Lab, a nonprofit makerspace, is launching its ‘Mobile STEM Lab’ thanks to the support of Microsoft, United Way of El Paso County, El Paso Community Foundation, and the Hunt Family Foundation.

November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News

Monday Business Watch: News with the El Paso Electric Sale

Algernon D'Ammassa with the Las Cruces Sun-News brings us the latest in business. This week: News with the El Paso Electric sale, ransomware hits another school district, and updates on construction in area.

November 8, 2019 • EPE Related News

Fab Lab El Paso Launches Mobile STEM Lab and Electric Code Program for K12

Fab Lab El Paso, a nonprofit makerspace located in Downtown, is launching its ‘Mobile STEM Lab’ with the support of Microsoft, United Way of El Paso County, El Paso Community Foundation, and the Hunt Family Foundation.

November 8, 2019 • Regional News

'My service to the country will not be as a candidate': Beto drops out of 2020 presidential race

Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke announced Friday afternoon that he's ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

November 14, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Electric’s new website and app offer improved customer experience

It’s a terrible feeling, to realize you forgot to mail a bill — especially when it’s due the next day and the company’s offices are across town! We’re all human, and these things happen. But now, El Paso Electric is making it easier than ever to pay your electric bill. The company recently launched a new...

November 1, 2019 • EPE Related News

Consultants: El Paso Electric customers may suffer financially in proposed sale

A J.P. Morgan Chase-tied investment fund is paying too much for El Paso Electric, and that puts the utility and its customers at risk of possible future financial problems, a consultant for El Paso concludes.

October 29, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso role in New Mexico ozone levels remains unknown

After more than a year of legal proceedings, the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals seems to have dropped the issue of whether to hold El Paso responsible for air pollution drifting into south-central New Mexico.

October 29, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Great Wolf Lodge deal needs reauthorization to qualify for new state incentives

The El Paso City Council will once again consider approving an agreement with the Chicago-based Great Wolf Lodge in order to access newly approved incentives passed by the state of Texas.

October 25, 2019 • EPE Related News

EL PASO POWER OUTAGE: EPE FULLY RESTORES ELECTRICITY TO 5,000 RESIDENTS AFTER WINDS BLOW DEBRIS ON POWER LINES

El Paso experienced an outage yesterday evening that left almost 5,000 residents without power. The incident occurred at around 6.25 p.m. and impacted 4,931 customers in far east El Paso, Texas, according to ABC7 News. The outage was reported at Rich Beam Blvd. and Montwood.

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