Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, El Paso.
The Daily El Paso Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Community
During last weekend's severe storms in Ciudad Juárez, local truck driver Gerardo Cobos drove to a flooded stretch near Arroyo de las Víboras and used his truck to reach a car caught in a strong current, rescuing nine family members — including two babies — who had crossed from El Paso to visit a grandmother.
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County officials say a collapsed berm let rainwater flood Mountain Shadow Estates, damaging 38 homes, and crews doubled vacuum trucks to about 20 and added contractors to remove water and debris.
A community update for affected residents is set today at 8 a.m. at the sheriff's office staging area (15921 Horizon Boulevard).
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Black El Paso Voice will host a virtual discussion on confronting anti-Blackness at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, and the El Paso Museum of History is running a pop-up with the local NAACP that examines the city's KKK history (Downtown).
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Culture
Family-friendly Halloween events include Boo at the Zoo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at El Paso Zoo, free city Halloween Carnivals from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at neighborhood rec centers, and Fort Bliss’s Freedom Fright 6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31 at Freedom Crossing + Cielo Vista Mall trick-or-treating 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
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Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, died (96), her family announced Wednesday.
El Paso is honoring her with a mural in Lincoln Park’s Chicano Park and statements from the Mexican American Cultural Center praising her work for labor rights.
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Education
UTEP announced a $5 million matching grant from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation to support a proposed law school, matching community donations toward a $20 million startup goal, and UTEP will present its proposal to the Texas Legislature in 2027 with first students expected in 2030.
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Lifestyle
Local restaurants are rolling out Halloween food deals this weekend, including Chipotle's Boorito after 3 p.m. on Oct. 31 for a $6 entrée with a Rewards scan, Ojos Locos specials Oct. 29-31, and Krispy Kreme, Red Lobster, and others offering limited freebies through Nov. 1.
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Sports
Ten El Paso high school volleyball players and three local teams are headed to the UIL playoffs, with the bidistrict round happening today and Friday, Oct. 30 at area sites, and the state tournament set for Nov. 19 through Nov. 21 in Garland.
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Week 10 of high school football has 10 regular-season games today and Friday, Oct. 30; Eastlake (5-3) plays Socorro (2-5) at 6:30 p.m. at SAC 2 in a key playoff game and is predicted to win 49-31.
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UTEP's men's cross country checked in at No. 13 in the regional coaches poll and will compete in its first Mountain West championships on Oct. 30 in Reno (No. 1 New Mexico and No. 7 Air Force are the only MWC teams ranked ahead).
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