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Horizon City Council consider higher tax rate, payment on bonds coming up

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Horizon City officials plan on using money from a higher tax rate to make more payments on debt issued to build municipal buildings, construct streets and improve parks over the last several years. The Town of Horizon City will pay $3.69 million on its deb...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 14, 2026

Trump puts vaccines on front burner ahead of crucial midterms for GOP

The Trump administration has thrust vaccine policy back into the headlines just three months before the midterm elections, potentially complicating matters for vulnerable Republicans who are hoping to keep control of Congress. President Trump on Monday doubled down on his attempt...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 14, 2026

Ysleta ISD says residents that homeowners’ taxes won’t rise with new rate

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- If you live in the Lower Valley, East or Far Northeast El Paso, a new proposition will be on your ballot this November. On Wednesday, The Ysleta Independent School District will give voters the power to allow the district to raise its tax rate beyond what...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 13, 2026

UT Board of Regents approve plan for joint management of KTEP Radio

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a framework that will allow UTEP and the El Paso Community Foundation (EPCF) to jointly run KTEP, UTEP's public radio station (88.5 FM). According to a news release by the university, the approval a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 13, 2026

KTEP may see joint management by UTEP, El Paso Community Foundation

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The public radio station at the University of Texas at El Paso, KTEP, could be jointly managed by the university and the El Paso Community Foundation. Thursday, UTEP announced the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the framework for an a...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 13, 2026

What we know about the Air Force One ruse

President Trump departed the NATO summit in Turkey last month aboard an alternate aircraft at the behest of the Secret Service amid what intelligence officials said was a credible assassination threat from Iran. The Washington Post first reported on Monday that Trump hid aboard a...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 13, 2026

Hegseth calls conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln 'completely misrepresented'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been “completely misrepresented” following reports that sailors, struggling with low morale during a grueling deployment, have attempted to jump overboard....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 13, 2026

Canutillo ISD opens school board election for community leaders

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KVIA ABC-7Aug 13, 2026

Senate rankings: 8 GOP seats that could flip in November

With 85 days left until the midterm elections, Democrats are increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate. While the Senate map still favors Republicans holding on to the chamber, President Trump’s sinking approval ratings, frustration with the wa...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 13, 2026

What are unsettled funds?

Before online trading platforms were available, owning a stock meant possessing a physical stock certificate, and it took several days to complete a trade. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created settlement periods to allow time for buyers and sellers to physically e...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 13, 2026

1 in 3 older adults feel lonely. Here's how pickleball may be helping

Pickleball has become America’s fastest-growing sport , drawing millions of new players over the past few years, with a particularly devoted following among older adults. It’s also the subject of “The Dink,” the new Apple TV+ comedy about a sidelined tennis pro who trades his rac...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 13, 2026

Ysleta ISD tax rate headed to November ballot

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Ysleta Independent School District voted unanimously to send the fiscal year 2027 tax rate to voters in November. Voters in YISD will be asked to approve an increase in the district's operating rate by two-and-a-half pennies. The swap would reduce the...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 13, 2026

Socorro mayor eyes growth after ICE abandons warehouses

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Socorro Mayor Rudy Cruz Jr. hopes warehouses once considered for massive immigrant detention warehouses, and previously owned by the Department of Homeland Security, can bring an economic boost to his city. U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, an...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 12, 2026

FDA chief: Cyclospora 'effectively removed from the market'

“We have the safest food supply in the world,” acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said in a Tuesday interview with CNBC. “Americans should feel confident in eating fresh produce including leafy greens at this point.”...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 12, 2026

Texas cuts child care subsidy program. Here’s what that means.

By Jess Huff / Texas Tribune The Texas Workforce Commission on Tuesday voted to cut 9.5% of the state’s child care scholarships, which represents approximately 14,000 seats for children. For some regions that need to meet lower scholarship numbers in 2027, those cuts will begin b...

El Paso MattersAug 12, 2026

El Paso ISD trustees postpone bond election until May 2027

The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees opted Tuesday night to wait until next year to decide whether to ask voters to approve a bond proposal of up to half-a-billion-dollars to upgrade air conditioners and make improvements throughout its campuses. In a unanimo...

El Paso MattersAug 12, 2026

El Paso ISD tables bond discussion to 2027

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Independent School District has unanimously voted to postpone the discussion of a bond initiative until January 2027, at the latest. The vote was made during EPISD's Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. According to the agenda item, ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 12, 2026

Could some Ascarate Park bond projects be at risk to keep duck pond?

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One of several proposals could eliminate Ascarate Park's duck pond under the 2024 bond initiative approved by voters almost two years ago. The proposition for parks set aside just over $31 million for Ascarate Park, including improvements for an outdoor s...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 12, 2026

EPISD board to vote on bond election, options go up to $480 million

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday will possibly decide on calling for $480 million of bond propositions during a November election to bring improvements to its campuses. According to the district, these propositions woul...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 11, 2026

Podcast: El Paso homeowners could face more than $300 in property tax increases

How much will El Paso property taxes increase next | RSS.com Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Back in late 2024, when Mayor Renard Johnson was locked in a runoff election for mayor against former City Council representative Brian Kennedy, he said in a debate that he was focused on lowering ...

El Paso MattersAug 11, 2026

Lowenfield family’s $300,000 gift invests in cancer care for El Pasoans

For Ronnie and Ashley Lowenfield, supporting the future Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center is an investment in the health of the community they call home. The El Paso couple has committed $300,000 to establish the Ronald W. & E. Ashley Lowenfield Tumor Board Room at the cancer cen...

El Paso MattersAug 11, 2026

El Paso ISD school board to vote on up to $480 million bond election

by Claudia Lorena Silva The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will decide Tuesday whether to call for nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of bond propositions during the Nov. 3 election to bring updated cooling systems and other improvements to its campuses. ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 11, 2026

Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Alejandra Jaramillo, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, a...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 11, 2026

Arizona's Democrat governor taps former Republican mayor as running mate

“Now, for the first time in our state’s history, we are electing a governor and lieutenant governor on the same ticket, and the first thing I looked for in a running mate was someone who shares that value of putting Arizonans ahead of partisan politics,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

GOP senators rally behind Thune in response to Trump jabs at leader

Senate Republicans are rallying behind Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support the GOP leader serving another term following the midterm election. Many Republican senators say Thune will have their full support, even if Trump backs a c...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 11, 2026

What skip tracing reveals about distressed properties and how investors use it

Every neighborhood has at least one house with an overgrown lawn, boarded-up windows that give you the heebie jeebies, or a stack of clutter piling up on the porch. To the average passerby, it’s simply an eyesore. But to a real estate investor it can be an opportunity for an off-...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 11, 2026

Trump tries new line of attack on Democrats, calling them ‘jihadists’

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that “jihadists” are being elected “all over the place” — trying a new, incendiary line of attack against Democrats with the midterm election just three months away. “Well, the one thing is, we have jihadists ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 10, 2026

Judge temporarily blocks rollout of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — A Staten Island judge on Monday temporarily blocked New York City’s rollout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, pausing enforcement while a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners moves forward. Under the temporary restraining order, th...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 10, 2026

El Paso County Commissioners Court holds public hearing on budget, tax increase

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Monday morning, El Paso County commissioners will begin budget hearings for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The proposed budget could include a tax increase for El Pasoans. Aug. 3, commissioners voted to use the voter-approved tax rate as a budget ceiling for th...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 10, 2026

Who can see this year’s total solar eclipse — and why

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Michael Zeiler is currently aboard the expedition ship Ocean Explorer, heading to the fjords of Greenland to view the upcoming total solar eclipse on Wednesday. The veteran eclipse chaser has an ambitious goal: to make the first-ever observation of ...

KVIA ABC-7Aug 10, 2026

No credible threat found after flight locks down cockpit

Authorities found there was no credible threat onboard a Sunday flight from Miami to Seattle after passengers were asked to deplane following an incident involving flight attendants....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 10, 2026

UT Regents to consider El Paso Community Foundation takeover of KTEP-FM operations

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will discuss a contract that will allow the El Paso Community Foundation to program and operate KTEP-FM (88.5) with an exclusive option to buy the public radio station for $1 million within the next three years. The regents will con...

El Paso MattersAug 10, 2026

Senate leaves town without voting on crypto bill, dimming its chances of passing

The Senate left town for August recess over the weekend without voting on a cryptocurrency regulation bill, markedly dimming the measure’s chances of passing before the midterm elections. The crypto industry is remaining hopeful that the Clarity Act, which would create a regulato...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Aug 9, 2026