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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.
July 8, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso native named interim CEO of El Paso Electric, Kipp stepping down to take position in Washington
El Paso Electric CEO Mary Kipp signs a solar panel during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 3-megawatt solar facility in Far East El Paso in 2016.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso CEO to Depart Amid Take-private Deal
El Paso Electric’s long-serving president and CEO Mary Kipp is leaving the company, which is in the midst of a take-private transaction, to take a leadership role at an electric utility in Washington State.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric taps El Paso native as next CEO
El Paso Electric has named a new interim CEO of the company, less than a month after it was announced the company was being sold.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric CEO Mary Kipp taking job in Washington, interim replacement named
El Paso Electric Company President and CEO will leave the company to take a job as president of Puget Sound Energy in Washington state, according to a company news release.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
Native El Pasoan named interim CEO of El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric has named El Paso native Adrian Rodriguez interim CEO. An Eastwood High grad and the company's general counsel, Rodriguez's first order of business will be guiding the 118-year-old utility through its $4.3 billion sale to JPMorgan’s Infrastructure Investments Fund.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
Kipp's letter to employees: 'This was a difficult decision'
Team, After being part of the El Paso Electric family for 12 years, I am announcing to you that I am leaving the Company in the hands of a strong leadership team including Adrian Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, who will serve as interim CEO. I have accepted a position as president of Puget Sound Energy...
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Pasoan Adrian Rodriguez named Interim CEO of EP Electric; Kipp heads to Washington State
El Paso Electric Company (EPE) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Adrian Rodriguez, EPE’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, as interim Chief Executive Officer.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric CEO Mary Kipp takes Seattle-area job; El Paso native to be interim leader (Update)
El Paso Electric President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Kipp will leave the company Aug. 1 to take a job as president and eventual CEO of Puget Sound Energy in the Seattle area, company officials announced Monday.
July 2, 2019 • EPE Related News
Puget Sound Energy to make make all-too-rare woman CEO to woman CEO succession
Mary Kipp, a federal prosecutor turned Texas utility executive, will become the president at Puget Sound Energy next month — a leadership change that comes at a critical moment for the state’s largest energy utility.
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