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Fort Bliss Education Sevices College Fair
4 weeks ago Team Bliss Education Services officials will conduct an Education Services College Fair Thursday and Friday, May 2nd and 3rd.
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Texas District Attorney Apologizes From Jail for Drinking and Driving
4 weeks ago Publicly apologizing from jail for breaking the law can’t be easy, especially if you are one of those technically responsible for upholding it. However, that didn’t stop Travis County, Texas District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg from posting a written apology from a state correctional facility over the weekend for drinking and driving at over three times the legal limit.
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Today Is The First Day Of Early Voting In El Paso Elections
El Paso will be voting for a new mayor starting today. If you're still not sure what the candidates stand for, keep reading. . .
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Texas House Votes to Make False Bomb Threats a Felony Offense
4 weeks ago Making phony bomb threats across Texas is no laughing matter, and soon making them on college campuses could result in felony charges.
Earlier this week, the House passed a bill asking for the inclusion of public and private colleges to the list of places where creating false alarms is a felony offense. This is primarily due to an onslaught of fake bomb threats being made across some Texas campuses that have resulted in public panic and mass evacuations.
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How Does Snopes Work?
A lot of times after a major event like the Boston Marathon bombings, pictures and stories start flooding the internet that are faked. Snopes.com comes in handy to keep from spreading that stuff, but not everyone knows about it. Isn't that something that everyone should know? What other things should everyone know how to do?
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Texas Judge Says Animal Snuff Films Protected Under First Amendment
5 weeks ago It is your First Amendment right in the Lone Star state to videotape the savage abuse and brutal killings of animals.
At least that is according to the latest ruling by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake, a federal judge in Texas, who announced earlier this week that animal “snuff” or “crush” films, as they are commonly referred to, are protected as Freedom of Speech.
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Texas House Votes to Put an End to the Lottery
5 weeks ago The state of Texas could stand to lose over $1 billion in annual revenue, since earlier today, members of the House surprisingly voted to do away with the Texas Lottery Commission – forever.
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Texas House Passes Bill: El Paso Drivers Still Can’t Use a Cell Phone and Drive
April 22, 2013 After a much spirited and heated debate, the Texas House finally passed a bill earlier this week that would ban texting and driving. However, El Paso didn’t go down without a fight, as there was reportedly only a couple of votes standing in the way of overturning the cities ban on all cellphone use while behind the wheel.
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Texas Roadway Signs Say Don’t Drink Then Walk, Bike or Drive [VIDEO]
April 15, 2013 Not only is it against the law in Texas to drink and drive, but apparently, it is also illegal for Texans to have a few drinks and then walk or ride a bike to their next chosen destination. At least that appears to be the slightly skewed consensus of the reporter in this video.
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Texas Restaurant Sells Beer With Domestic Violence Reference
April 15, 2013 Domestic violence may not be a big hit among the American population, but one Texas restaurant is apparently still getting a vicious kick out of using it to market their business.
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El Paso’s Skyline Changed Forever [VIDEO]
The iconic Asarco smokestacks fell today, and holy cow, I've never seen anything like it in my life!
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El Paso’s Demolition Weekend Shows Why Newspapers Aren’t Irrelevant
The ASARCO stacks and El Paso City Hall building are scheduled to be destroyed Saturday and Sunday, and even though they will be filmed from every angle, and blogged about obsessively, I think the newspaper is still the best way to experience the big blow ups.