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December 13, 2019 • EPE Related News
City to consider buying El Paso Electric
The El Paso City Council will hear and discuss a presentation Tuesday on options the city has to buy the region’s only electric utility.
December 10, 2019 • Construction
Road Closure: El Paso Electric To Conduct Work in South Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Electric (EPE) will be conducting infrastructure work in south downtown El Paso requiring a complete road closure along East 4th Avenue between S. Mesa and S. El Paso Streets. Traffic control set-up will begin tomorrow, December 11 at 8:00 p.m. to Monday, December...
December 10, 2019 • EPE Related News
City official says study on whether to buy El Paso Electric may cost millions, take years
It likely would take millions of dollars and several years for the city to study the feasibility of acquiring El Paso Electric, according to a city official's analysis.
December 10, 2019 • EPE Related News
City of El Paso discusses proposal to buy El Paso Electric, community members express opinions
Dozens of community members made their voices heard at Tuesday's City Council meeting for more than two hours and demanded more research to be done when it comes to the City trying to take over a major utility.
December 7, 2019 • Construction
Road Closure: El Paso Electric To Conduct Work in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Electric (EPE) will be conducting infrastructure work in Downtown El Paso requiring a complete road closure along East Main Street between Kansas and N. Mesa Streets along with two other single-lane closures. Traffic control set-up will begin at 8:00 p.m. each evening from Sunday,...
December 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
Incentives in El Paso Electric sale are only temporary, would be funded by ratepayers
Today, I want to talk about the proposed sale of El Paso Electric to the J.P. Morgan Chase-advised Infrastructure Investments Fund, or IIF. That sale could have a tremendous impact on our community, and I think we need to join the discussion about what that impact may be.
December 3, 2019 • EPE Related News
Giving Tuesday: NMSU supporters raise $3.6 million
Supporters of New Mexico State University came together to raise more than $3.6 million for scholarships and programs across the state during the university’s fifth annual Giving Tuesday event, led by the NMSU Foundation.
November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric helps sponsor the 2019 El Paso Thanksgiving Parade
El Paso Electric helps sponsor the 2019 El Paso Thanksgiving Parade
November 26, 2019 • EPE Related News
Environmental group asks City Council to stop El Paso Electric sale
More than a dozen members of an environmental group asked the City Council on Monday to stop the proposed sale of El Paso Electric.
November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric Sale to be discussed at El Paso City Council Executive Session
El Paso Electric Sale to be discussed at El Paso City Council Executive Session: The sale of El Paso Electric was discussed by El Paso City Council on Monday, November 25, that garnered public comment.
November 21, 2019 • Community
El Paso Utilities Unite to Educate and Empower Customers to Avoid Scams
El Paso Electric (EPE), El Paso Water and Texas Gas Service team up to raise awareness and educate customers on scams through the fourth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week initiative. Initiated by the Utilities United Against Scams, or UUAS, the week-long advocacy and awareness campaign focuses on educating customers of the tactics scammers use to...
November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric, J.P. Morgan-tied investment fund close to final deal with sale opponents
A state regulatory hearing on the proposed $4.3 billion sale of El Paso Electric has been postponed to Thursday because substantial progress has been made in negotiating a final deal.
November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News
PUC of Texas postpones hearing on sale of El Paso Electric
PUC of Texas postpones hearing on sale of El Paso Electric
November 27, 2019 • EPE Related News
Power Outage in the Mission Valley of El Paso on 11.19.2019
Power Outage in the Mission Valley of El Paso on 11.19.2019
November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News
El Paso Electric sale draws more opposition; utility, J.P. Morgan-tied buyer defend deal
The proposed, $4.3 billion sale of El Paso Electric to a J.P. Morgan Chase-advised investment fund has drawn additional opposition. The Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel, the state agency representing residential and small commercial electric consumers, concluded the sale as proposed is not in the public interest and should...
November 22, 2019 • EPE Related News
Why the El Paso Electric deal is good for El Pasoans
As our region’s business advocates, we cannot overstate El Paso Electric’s economic importance to our community. The proposed transaction with Infrastructure Investments Fund, or IIF, helps safeguard El Paso Electric and ensure that it continues to meet our community’s growing needs.
November 16, 2019 • Construction
Road Closure: El Paso Electric To Conduct Work Along North Zaragoza Road
El Paso Electric (EPE) will be conducting routine infrastructure work at North Zaragoza Road between Castner Drive and Summerford Lane in the Mission Valley area of El Paso Sunday morning, November 17 from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. This work will require a complete road closure in both directions.
November 15, 2019 • EPE Related News
STTE Foundation celebrates local education leaders
On Thursday, the Success Through Technology Education (STTE) Foundation hosted the 2019 Education Awards honoring eight leaders in education who are preparing students to be successful in the modern economy.
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.
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