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Former foster child Maria McCord now leads CASA volunteers in advocating for children in the foster care system while helping them gain a stable start at school.

Founded in 1986 at the County Courthouse, CASA faces a rising need for bilingual support in the Borderland.

El Paso Fall Home - Garden Show will run from Aug.

28-30 at the Convention Center with free admission, featuring home improvement vendors, gardening demos, and cooking seminars by El Paso Community College Culinary. Parking is available at the Convention Center garage for $13 cash or $3 online coupon.

Yuri & Lucero will perform at the Don Haskins Center on April 25, 2027 as part of their Entre Amigas Tour; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug.

21 via Ticketmaster.com and the UTEP Box Office.

Usher & Chris Brown expanded their R&B tour with eight new dates, including a concert at Sun Bowl Stadium on Oct.

3. Local fans can buy tickets now as prices vary by venue.

On Aug. 16, Santana and The Doobie Brothers held their Oneness Tour stop at Don Haskins Center, performing classic hits and newer tunes that local fans described as almost spiritual.

The event celebrated decades of musical legacy in a memorable El Paso night.

El Paso school districts improved their 2026 state accountability scores amid financial cutbacks; EPISD, Socorro ISD and Clint ISD raised scores plus Ysleta ISD dropped one point, with most districts earning a B rating as released Friday.

El Paso Community College's women’s half marathon team earned national recognition as NCJAA team of the year by scoring a 3.78 GPA (2025-26 academic year), and EPCC also recognized three other athletic teams for achieving GPAs above 3.0.

El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) received an F rating in TEA accountability scores on Aug.

17, and founder Omar Yanar said challenges with low English skills (limiting reading levels for ninth- and tenth-graders) prompted a back-to-basics plan in literacy, math and screen time for improvement next year.

Socorro ISD voters will decide on Proposition A on Nov.

3 to add $49.2M for teacher pay, student programs, safety, tech, HVAC, and bus replacements. The measure — following unanimous board approval and community input — is expected to raise homeowners’ costs by about $10 per month on a $250K property.

I-10 in West El Paso is closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Aug.

20 and from Aug. 23 to 27 for girder placements + welding on the Artcraft Road project; Artcraft Road lanes to Doniphan close from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17-21.

TxDOT and local law enforcement launched the Drive Sober.

No Regrets. campaign Monday, Aug. 17 at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center to remind residents to choose sober rides after last Labor Day's rise in impaired-driving fatalities (officials warned that drivers caught impaired would face prosecution).

UTEP announced GECU as its first jersey-patch sponsor on Monday at a press conference in El Paso.

The three-year deal will add a patch to all football and basketball uniforms starting this fall and is meant to boost revenue as the school enters the Mountain West.