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September 13, 2019 • Local News
El Paso city attorney says Cassandra Hernandez can run for her City Council seat
East-Central city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez is allowed to run in a special election for her El Paso City Council seat, the city attorney said.
September 13, 2019 • Local News
El Paso County, Hospital District tax rates going up substantially
Bad news for El Paso County property owners. El Paso County Commissioners Court approved substantially raising the property tax rates for the county and for the El Paso County Hospital District on Monday. The county's tax rate will increase 9.2 percent from the current tax rate, and includes hefty pay raises for the county...
September 6, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Customers Set a New Peak Demand for Electricity
On Monday, August 26, 2019, El Paso Electric Company (EPE) (NYSE: EE) customers set a new peak demand of approximately 1,986 megawatts (MW), 2.9% or 57 MW higher than the peak established on June 26, 2017. This preliminary indication is still subject to final verification.
August 30, 2019 • EPE Related News
Electricity usage on the rise during El Paso summer
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — More electricity was needed this summer in El Paso than in 2017
August 30, 2019 • EPE Related News
Customers lose in El Paso Electric sale, ex-Texas PUC official says; EPE leaders disagree Vic Kolenc, El Paso TimesPublished 6:30 a.m. MT Aug. 30, 2019 | Updated 10:35 a.m. MT Aug. 30, 2019
Whether the sale of El Paso Electric is a good move for customers depends on whom you ask.
August 30, 2019 • Local News
Political agendas behind move to replace her on City Council, Cassandra Hernandez says
Your city government is under attack from within. I have not announced my candidacy for any public office other than the position in which I currently serve. I never resigned from office and no formal action has been taken by the City Council. There is no vacancy on the City Council. There is no reason to call a special...
August 30, 2019 • Local News
Demand an end to city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez witch hunt
We should all ask ourselves, if city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez was white, male and rich, would she be in this situation today? I understand she is a strong Latina who speaks her mind. Is that why the mayor is trying to forcibly remove her without knowing the facts? Why would she jeopardize her position to just resign? It doesn’t add up.
August 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
Carta de millennials a empleadores regionales: Retengan el talento local
¿Comida mexicana, alquiler gratis y la alegría de pasar tiempo bromeando con nuestros padres y hermanos? ¡Cómo no querer regresar a El Paso para el verano! Aunque somos estudiantes de la Universidad de Texas en Austin y de la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio, no hay nada mejor que estar en casa, y definitivamente...
August 23, 2019 • EPE Related News
How student interns are working with El Paso Electric to create a bright future
While some students spend their summer resting and relaxing, that’s far from the case at El Paso Electric. There, high school and college students from around the region and across the country are immersed in the company’s business as well as in the community, and the future has never looked brighter.
August 23, 2019 • Local News
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo's budget veto was underhanded: city Rep. Alexsandra Annello
I recently voted with a supermajority of the City Council to overturn Mayor Dee Margo’s veto in an effort to ensure that El Pasoans keep their jobs and so that recreational centers opened in traditionally underserved communities have the resources they need to support my constituents.
August 22, 2019 • Local News
El Paso city rep. says she has not officially announced mayoral run
A City Council member who represents parts of east El Paso and the Lower Valley told KFOX14 she has not officially announced her run for mayor, despite a post published on her Facebook page Monday night.
August 19, 2019 • Local News
Ysleta ISD to hold $425 million November bond election
Voters in the Ysleta Independent School District will head to the polls in November to decide whether to approve a $425 million bond proposal to fund new school construction, renovations and campus improvement projects.
August 22, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Sale Released
An independent report on the upcoming sale of El Paso Electric to a private equity firm suggests that while the deal might be great for the company’s top executives, there’s limited benefit for ratepayers.
August 16, 2019 • Local News
El Paso Times: El Pasoans unite to remember victims of Walmart mass shooting
Tracy Martinez, 30, overcome with her emotions placed her hand just below her cheek to wipe away the tear rolling down as she remembered the families impacted by a shooter at a Walmart in East El Paso.
August 1, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Interns complete charitable project for Armed Services YMCA
After three months of planning, organizing and executing their plan, El Paso Electric (EPE) interns were able to unveil the newly built STEAM Lab at the El Paso Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA). The unveiling on Wednesday, July 30, also included a donation of $2,000 to help maintain the Lab through the year.
July 31, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric reveals new STEAM Lab at El Paso Armed Services YMCA
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Interns with El Paso Electric revealed the new STEAM Lab at the El Paso Armed Services YMCA on Tuesday.
July 28, 2019 • EPE Related News
As Wind Outpaces Coal as a Power Source in Texas, EPE Shares How Wind May Play a Role In The Southwest
As Wind Outpaces Coal as a Power Source in Texas, EPE Shares How Wind May Play a Role In The Southwest
July 25, 2019 • EPE Related News
Puget Sound Energy selects Mary E. Kipp, of El Paso Electric, as new company president
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced Monday, July 1, that it has named Mary E. Kipp, former CEO of El Paso Electric in El Paso, Texas, as its company president.
July 27, 2019 • Industry-related News
Wind is outpacing coal as a power source in Texas for the first time
(CNN) Wind power has surpassed coal for the first time in Texas, according to a new report.
July 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
How El Paso Electric is helping area youth light a bright path for the future
While El Paso Electric (EPE) powers homes and businesses in the area with electricity, they’re also helping power young minds by contributing to the local Success Through Technology Education (STTE) Foundation. Together, they’re working to pave a brighter future for the El Paso area by helping students thrive in the areas of science,...
July 28, 2019 • EPE Related News
City budget discussions continue, commercial property valuations fall
City officials were surprised to find that commercial property valuations fell in reports released by the Central Appraisal District — reigniting concerns about continued tax burdens on residential property owners.
July 18, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric officials sought bids from utilities, investment funds in sale pursuit
El Paso Electric officials spent more than two years looking at possibilities of selling the 117-year-old utility before approving a recent agreement to sell it to a J.P. Morgan Chase investment fund, recently filed documents show.
July 15, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric's proposed sale to private equity firm under scrutiny
An El Paso businessman has commissioned an independent financial study examining the upcoming sale of El Paso Electric to a private equity firm as some in El Paso raise questions about the deal, including former Mayor Larry Francis.
July 15, 2019 • Local News
El Paso considers putting nearly $1 billion bond on ballot for expenses including public safety
The El Paso City Council could adopt a budget of just over $1 billion for the 2020 fiscal year and a 4 cent increase in the property tax rate.
July 8, 2019 • EPE Related News
Business partnerships key to nonprofits’ survival
Over the last decade, El Paso has seen an increase in the number of quality nonprofit programs and community partnerships – a remarkable growth in the not-for-profit world that helps to address some of our community’s most pressing needs.
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