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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.
October 25, 2019 • Local News
Cielo Vista-area mixed-use center to have hotels, apartments, stores, restaurants, offices
Another large commercial development is planned for the Cielo Vista Mall area in East Central El Paso.
October 7, 2019 • EPE Related News
Distress and Deals Continue to Persist in Energy Sector
At the end of last year, the power market began to lose steam. The credit market wasn’t as strong as it was at the start of the year and many people began speculating “doom and gloom” for the market. However, over the last few months, the power market has picked up and is beginning to show resiliency. As we explore below, there...
October 25, 2019 • Local News
Walmart Announces up to $1.5 Million in Matching Grants Available for El Paso Non-profits
The company issues $1 million match challenge for El Paso Giving campaign, Nov. 7 – Nov. 14; Up to additional $500,000 to be awarded for volunteer activities from Nov. 15 – Dec. 31.
October 25, 2019 • Industry-related News
Newsom slams PG&E in visit with Kincade Fire responders
In a news confernce in Healdsburg, Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom touted the state's efforts in wildfire repsonse planning and capital expenditures on firefighting aircraft.
November 15, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Interview: Summer 2019, Energy Efficiency, and Meeting Future Demand
I thought the summer would never end this year in El Paso, Texas. I was wrong, of course, fall is here and those 100 plus days shouldn’t be returning until June. With the region’s most grid-challenging season over, I thought I’d reach out to our utility, El Paso Electric (EPE), to find out how we made it...
October 23, 2019 • Local News
Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez announces candidacy for Texas House
Mission Valley city Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez says she is running for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
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