Category: News

El Paso home sales decrease in November

EL PASO, TX - The volume of single-family residential home sales in the El Paso, Texas area decrease by 2361% year-over-year, going from 830 to 634 transactions during the month of November 2022, according to the most recent report from the Real...

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NL reaffirms its interest in maintaining strategic alliance with Laredo

NUEVO LEON - The government of Nuevo Leon and the city of Laredo, Texas reaffirmed their alliance to work together as strategic partners to promote the border region of Colombia Marco Gonzalez, Secretary of Regional and Agricultural Development...

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Unemployment grew in San Diego during November 2022

SAN DIEGO, CA - Unemployment in the city of San Diego, California showed a slight increase during the month of November, registering an annualized unemployment rate of 33%, according to the Employment Development Department (EDD) According to...

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Las Cruces will increase the minimum wage

LAS CRUCES, NM - As of January 2023, workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico will earn more after the new minimum wage takes effect The City Council reiterated that the minimum wage in the city will increase to $12 per hour, while for tipped...

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El Paso schools to be used as a shelter for migrants

EL PASO, TX - The El Paso Office of Emergency Management (OEM), in collaboration with the City Council and the Independent School District, have identified two vacant schools that will serve as temporary shelters for migrants "The Office of...

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Las Cruces approves construction of 224 multifamily apartments

LAS CRUCES, NM - The Las Cruces City Council unanimously adopted a resolution to approve a pre-commitment of up to US$7 million in City funds for two federal low-income housing tax credit projects The two projects will create 224 combined...

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PHX Sky Train extension opens ahead of the Super Bowl

PHONENIX, AZ - Phoenix city officials celebrated the opening of the final phase of the PHX Sky Train, a 25-mile extension that connects the terminals to the Rental Car Center and adds two new stations, just in time for the holiday travel season and...

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Las Cruces allocated US$35.6 million for park and public area improvement projects

LAS CRUCES, NM - The City of Las Cruces reported that the $356 million in 2018 general obligation bond projects approved by voters will be encumbered and all but one project will be completed by the end of December 2022 The City Council detailed...

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UTEP-led alliance receives US$4.8 million from Google

EL PASO, TX - The Computing Alliance of Hispanic Institutions (CAHSI), led by the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), has received a US$48 million grant from Google to increase the number of Hispanic students entering and completing graduate...

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El Paso issues emergency declaration for migrant surge

EL PASO, TX - In the midst of the immigration crisis in the US-Mexico border region, the Mayor of El Paso, Texas, Oscar Leeser issued a declaration of emergency to request additional resources and support from the State to include personnel to...

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