County approves Sun Bowl upgrades including sports center
El Paso County Commissioners authorize 11 million dollars in Sun Bowl improvements, including a nine million dollar sports center for UTEP, after UT System Regents moved to use eminent domain to take the stadium. The county to lease the stadium to the university without compensation, aiming to fund underfunded county programs.
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el Paso County Commissioners Court
University of Texas-El Paso
University of Texas System Board of Regents
Larry K. Durham
UTEP
Charles Hooten
University
Rich Morrison
Austin
Woody Hunt
el Paso Times
UT System
Miguel Teran
School district stops using rap lingo worksheets in grammar lessons
Aldine Independent School District halted use of worksheets featuring slang phrases like Buss a CAP and my baby’s daddy to teach grammar after a parent raised concerns. Critics labeled the materials racist and harmful, while district officials defended them citing positive reports from other districts. An edited version without gunplay or out of wedlock references is used in some Houston schools.
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Aldine Independent School
Linda Crater
Houston Chronicle
Crater
Aldine
Ben Wilson
Wilson
Barbara Radner
Center For Urban Education
DePaul University
Chicago
Erik Cork
Missouri City
Houston Independent School District
Terry Abbott
El Paso water chief pushes curb on front yards yards
El Paso Water Utility General Manager Ed Archuleta urges phase three of conservation, including banning front yard lawns and offering larger rebates for landscaping changes. Measures aim to stretch scarce groundwater and curb Rio Grande withdrawals while population growth threatens supply.
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Desert
Ed Archuleta
el Paso Water Utility
Public Service Board
Archuleta
Rio Grande
Electric Company
Sara Guerra
Desertland Nursery
Pottery Center
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