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Judges give proposed EPE power plant for Meta data center support, with conditions
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Texas administrative judges say El Paso Electric should be able to proceed with a planned $551.8 million power plant but not with added pressure on ratepayers’ pocketbooks. “Under the limited circumstances of this case, the administrative law judges recommend that the commission approved the application only if it is conditioned […]
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Oracle cites 'force majeure' on Project Jupiter, seeking protection from loan debt
Oracle has issued a force majeure on Project Jupiter, meaning that they are free from debt liability under unexpected circumstances which are preventing them from proceeding as expected on the data center campus in Santa Teresa. Abigail Salas speaks with NMSU Economics Professor Dr. Chris Erickson about the state of Oracle's $18 billion loan. Here's a transcript of their conversation:
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Cattle return to Santa Teresa, restarting $1.2B cross-border trade
Applause and whistles broke out Thursday as the first group of Mexican cattle cleared the Santa Teresa livestock crossing, marking the return of cattle imports through the facility after more than a year of disruptions tied to New World screwworm.
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Mexican cattle cross into New Mexico again after screwworm shutdown
SAN JERÓNIMO, Mexico — Cattle imports are once again entering the United States through the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, border crossing. Cattle imports resumed after 10:50 a.m. MT, Thursday, Sept. 24, after being halted for more than 16 months. Mexican cattle ranchers with the Unión Ganadera Regional de Chihuahua are expected to export more than 400 head of cattle on the first day. The initial crossing included 101 steers, according to officials. The importation of cattle was suspended in May 2025 because of the rapid spread of the parasitic New World screwworm in Mexico. The new imports arrive in the U.S. following an intensive inspection by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Mexico's Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA), the agency that oversees agricultural health and quality and ensures the health of each animal. More: Mexican cattle cross into US again after 15-month screwworm closure USDA first renewed cattle imports from Mexico in Douglas, Arizona, on Aug. 24. The Columbus, New Mexico, cattle port of entry is poised to be the next to reopen. Santa Teresa, located just west of El Paso, Texas, is the largest livestock crossing in the U.S. Story is developing. Check back
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El Paso Electric’s application for natural gas plant clears first hurdle
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The El Paso Electric Company’s plan to build a 366-megawatt natural gas plant for a new data center in El Paso county has cleared a major regulatory hurdle. The panel of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) reviewed EPE's application and recommended its approval. The application...
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Latest Report Shows Millions of Unpaid Hotel/Motel Taxes Remain
EL PASO, Tx., September 24, 2026: According to the latest financial report, El Paso hotel operators owe more than $2.23 million in unpaid hotel occupancy taxes, penalties and interest as of August 31, 2026. The amount represents a substantial decline from the previous quarterly report, but the city is still carrying more than $2 million in delinquent hotel taxes at a time when hotel occupancy tax revenue is an important source of funding for tourism programs, convention activities and debt associated with Southwest University Park, home of the El Paso Chihuahuas.
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El Paso Homes LLC Building New West Side Headquarters Near Bauxite Street
A vacant lot on Chromite Street in West El Paso is about to get a new tenant: the headquarters of a local homebuilder that launched in 2023 and builds new houses across the region. El Paso Homes LLC is constructing the building at 535 Chromite Street, right in the middle of a stretch of West Side businesses and apartment complexes.
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More than 7,000 El Paso Electric customers without power early Wednesday
EL PASO, TEXAS — More than 7,000 El Paso Electric customers were without power early Wednesday, according to the utility’s outage map. The map showed 44 outages affecting 7,119 customers across the El Paso area and parts of southern New Mexico as of about 1:29 a.m. Wednesday. Several...
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FiberLight plans 300-mile West Texas fiber network expansion
(UI) — FiberLight plans to develop a roughly 300-mile high-capacity duct and fiber corridor from Midland toward El Paso, Texas, expanding its West Texas network to support growing data center, long-haul and cross-border connectivity demand. The phased expansion will extend FiberLight's existing network westward, eventually providing continuous high-count fiber...
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FirstLight Completes Northeast El Paso Headquarters Expansion
FirstLight Federal Credit Union has expanded its corporate headquarters at 9983 Kenworthy Street in Northeast El Paso. The project added a two-story, 33,700-square-foot facility and expanded the existing administrative building by 4,800 square feet for a training room. KTSM 9 News reported that the credit union marked the completed work with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. FirstLight’s announcement identifies Banes Construction as the builder.
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ACSO: Dr. Mathew Betkouski fired after making comments about pills and poison
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El Paso Brothers Turn Abandoned Boeing 727 Into a Community Hangout
A decommissioned Boeing 727 is becoming an unusual construction project on El Paso's East Side. John and Ismael Lara, both educators, bought the aircraft after it spent more than two decades at El Paso International Airport and are reassembling it on private property as they explore whether it can support a neighborhood-oriented venue and hands-on educational programming.
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UPDATE: District Coffee to reopen Downtown store
UPDATE: District Coffee Co. said that its electricity has been reconnected and they will be able to reopen their Downtown location on Wednesday, Sept. 23. EL PASO (KTSM) — District Coffee Co. says it has temporarily closed its Downtown El Paso location. That is according to a social media post put out by the coffee […]
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Sunland Park neighborhood faces 12-hour water outage; boil notice issued after repairs
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A neighborhood in Sunland Park was without water or had low water pressure on Tuesday for over 12 hours as the utility worked to connect a water line. According to the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, at around 12:25 a.m., crews identified what was...
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Canutillo ISD OKs lower tax rate than year before
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a lower tax rate for the 2026-27 school year than they did the year before, the district announced. The CISD Board of Trustees adopted the tax rate on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The district will levy property taxes at a rate of […]
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FirstLight celebrates expansion of Northeast headquarters
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — FirstLight Federal Credit Union held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its new corporate headquarters, including the addition of a new, two-story, modern facility. The headquarters is located in Northeast El Paso at 9983 Kenworthy Street. The expansion added 33,700 square feet to accommodate FirstLight’s growing back-office operation. […]
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Podcast: Meta touts community funding in El Paso as Oracle’s Project Jupiter faces permits, gas pipeline and power questions
Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the El Paso Matters Podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. This episode was recorded Sept. 16, 2026. Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Hey, all, one quick update before we get into the show. We recorded this episode before some news broke Thursday involving Project Jupiter. The...