Federal holidays, state holidays, school year, election dates, and local civic events tracked by The El Paso.
Commemorates the 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence. Observed statewide.
Federal income tax returns due. Extensions filable via Form 4868.
Marks the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto that secured Texas independence. A Texas state holiday.
A multi-stage outdoor music festival held over Memorial Day weekend in late May, featuring indie rock, Latin and electronic acts across downtown El Paso. Held at Downtown El Paso (San Jacinto Plaza to Cleveland Square).
Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 – November 30. Local emergency-management offices issue regular updates during active storms.
Presented by the El Paso Community Foundation, this 11-day July festival at the historic Plaza Theatre is billed as the world's largest festival dedicated to classic films. Held at Plaza Theatre, Downtown El Paso.
Most Texas school districts begin the academic year in mid-to-late August.
A free two-day public arts festival in early October featuring sidewalk chalk competitions, interactive art installations, live music and family activities in the Downtown Arts District. Held at Downtown Arts District, El Paso.
An annual late-October air show, ranked among the top air shows in the country, featuring aerobatic performers, military aircraft and ground activities. Held at El Paso (Biggs Army Airfield area).
General election day in even-numbered years.
A long-running holiday parade held on Thanksgiving Day along Montana Avenue, kicking off El Paso's holiday season and the Sun Bowl festivities. Held at Montana Avenue, El Paso.
This calendar combines federal holidays, state-specific observances for Texas, civic recurring events (Tax Day, Election Day, DST), and seasonal events that affect El Paso, Texas residents. It is updated annually as official dates are confirmed.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City of El Paso said it will continue hosting free FIFA World Cup watch parties Downtown. Soccer fans can watch Mexico play Tuesday and Team USA play Wednesday. Like the previous watch parties, the City will show the games on a big outdoor screen on the Mexican Ame...
Editor's note: Video above was reported prior to motorcyclist's death EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One person is dead following a hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Sunday, June 28 in East El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. As KTSM 9 News previously reported, the crash happ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Four homes and one commercial building suffered "catastrophic fire damage" on Sunday, June 28, the Alamogordo Fire Department said. The fire happened at the Tinsley Trailer Park. Fire officials said the fire originated in a residential trailer within the trailer park. Inv...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Southwest University has opened its new Southwest University Lounge, or SU Lounge, in far East El Paso. The SU Lounge is designed to serve as a "meeting point between education and personal development, where ideas flourish and meaningful connections are built," the unive...
CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time....
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — For more than 40 years, since his service as a young Reagan administration lawyer, Chief Justice John Roberts has pressed for an exceptionally powerful US president, one who could fire the heads of independent agencies at any time. In ...
Por John Fritze y Devan Cole, CNN El Tribunal Supremo le dio el lunes al presidente Donald Trump una victoria significativa al permitirle destituir a voluntad a los dirigentes de agencias federales que antes eran independientes, derribando en el proceso un precedente de 1935 que podría reordena...
The study's lead researcher said the dementia population is set to grow substantially.
The study's lead researcher said the dementia population is set to grow substantially.
By Nina Giraldo, Sarah Ferris, CNN Westfield, New Jersey (CNN) — One day before Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. planned to return to Washington, the long-missing congressman sat on the steps of his tidy Tudor-style home in North Jersey, sifting through mail beside his wife. Kean, wearing a gray ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — More than a year after a mass shooting at Young Park left three teenagers dead and 15 others injured, the fourth and final defendant charged in the case is scheduled to stand trial. Gustavo Dominguez, who was 17 at the time of the March 21, 2025 shooting, is scheduled to s...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- El Paso entrepreneur and car dealer Richard Poe II unveiled and celebrated his new El Paso Honda dealership in East El Paso. The new dealership, at 1500 Joe Battle Blvd., celebrated its grand opening on Monday, June 29. The grand-opening celebration also featured a flag-r...
LAS CRUCES, N.M (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces recently recognized the Historic Preservation Committee Chair, Jerry Wallace for receiving the Heritage Preservation Individual Achievement Award from the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. The 54th Annual Heritage Preservation Awards ce...
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A spokesperson for Sen. Ruben Gallego said Monday that President Donald Trump is “targeting” the Arizona Democrat with a Justice Department investigation into his campaign finances. Reacting to a report of the inquiry in Axios, the spokesperson accused the Justic...
Análisis de Matthew Chance, CNN En las calles de Moscú, conductores descontentos esperan pacientemente gasolina en una larga fila de autos y camionetas en medio de una aguda escasez nacional. Muchos han pasado el día entero, le dicen a CNN, conduciendo en busca de combustible, algo extraordinar...
TMZ received an email from someone claiming to have video of a suspect in the case.
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor received more than $4,000 in concert tickets from a Puerto Rican record label that counts Bad Bunny among its clients, according to a financial disclosure report made public Monday. Sotomayor, a member of the court’s liberal wing, disclosed ...
By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched t...
CNN By Chelsea Bailey, TuAnh Dam, Alex Stambaugh, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Everything changed in a matter of minutes. The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scor...
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Por Amen Galinato, CNN La Luna de fresa, que será visible en el cielo esta semana, marcará la primera Luna llena del verano. El lunes, apenas unos días después del solsticio de verano del 21 de junio, los observadores del cielo verán cómo el cuerpo celeste ilumina el cielo nocturno con su res...
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s ruling letting more than a dozen states keep their post-election grace periods for mail ballots is a defeat for President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms, but the GOP can still capture significant victories in major election-r...
Rising tensions on El Paso’s City Council came to a head last week when representatives and Mayor Renard Johnson took the rare step of reversing a decision made an hour earlier. One council member said the reversal was vengeance over unsuccessful efforts by three city representatives to reope...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- We will continue to see temperatures in the upper 90's and lower 100's but trending average for this time of year. Slight rain chances continue every day through 4th of July holiday. Tonight, possible 10-20% chance for isolated storms in SE El Paso and limited to areas...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands National Park announced it will host an event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with its first "Full Moon Night". White Sands partnered with Western National Parks to welcome back the 1st Armored Division Rock Band at the park's amphitheatre for a perfor...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands National Park announced it will host an event to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with its first "Full Moon Night". White Sands partnered with Western National Parks to welcome back the 1st Armored Division Rock Band at the park's amphitheatre for a perfor...
An employee of the restroom vending company discovered the body in the festival's camping area, Michigan State Police said.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in all New Mexico counties during July. The goal is to bring awareness and reduce impaired driving-related fatalities, New Mexico State Police said. "These checkpoints are helping to change s...
Por CNN en Español El conteo oficial de los votos de la segunda vuelta de la elección presidencial en Perú alcanzó el 100 %, con la candidata conservadora Keiko Fujimori a la cabeza por una diferencia mínima sobre su rival, el izquierdista Roberto Sánchez, según los resultados difundidos este l...
Six people were found dead inside an apartment in Mechanicsville, New York, on June 23, including four of Brady Harmon's children.
Six people were found dead inside an apartment in Mechanicsville, New York, on June 23, including four of Brady Harmon's children.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — As Independence Day celebrations approach, El Paso Animal Services encourages the community to open their homes to shelter pets, while also taking steps to keep family pets safe during one of the busiest times of the year for animal shelters. The organization is launching ...
Chase also voiced Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch."
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Lincoln National Forest will reopen the Oak Grove Campground near Ruidoso on Friday, July 3, following extensive postfire restoration work completed in partnership with the National Forest Foundation. The campground was affected by the South Fork Fire, and reopening m...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — It started with a whimsical idea. Why not transform the landmark Science World museum in downtown Vancouver, the geodesic dome-topped building not far from BC Place stadium, into a gigantic 17-story soccer ball for the World Cup? Easier said than done, actually....
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By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Ellis Kim, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he’d sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was “so unimportant” compared with his efforts t...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso singer-songwriter Julián Kalel will return to his hometown stage on the Fourth of July as part of the city's America 250 Celebration, a weeklong series of events commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Kalel, 19, is scheduled to perform at the El ...
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A JetBlue Airways pilot reported striking a drone while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on Monday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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