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Previous  Next Top performer: El Paso is 14th in metro areas Nov 12, 2009  - This is one of the nation's top job-performing cities, according to a study released Wednesday. El Paso ranks 14th out of 200 large metro areas on the latest Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Best-Performing Cities Index. It ranked 37th last year. Metro areas are ranked by job and wage ... More Labor secretary talks about El Paso concerns Oct 16, 2009  - Posted: 09/27/2009 U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis speaks in El Paso on Saturday. She attended a round table with labor, business and governmental leaders to get an idea of the local economic conditions. (Mark Lambie / El Paso Times)EL PASO -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis vi... More President Obama meets with Congressman Reyes to discuss Afghanistan strategy Oct 7, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes: U.S. forces in Afghanistan need help By Michael D. Hernandez / El Paso Times When President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes for advice about the war in Afghan istan, the El Paso congressman thought back to his summer visit to remote American... More Council vote endorses health-care overhaul Sep 24, 2009  - EL PASO -- The City Council on Tuesday weighed in on another national controversy, this time passing a nonbinding resolution supporting health-care overhaul. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Susie Byrd, calls for creating an affordable health-care option for people without insurance. It also cal... More Census gets a push in schools Sep 4, 2009  - Posted: 09/04/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT Loma Terrace Elementary School educators have taken on a new challenge -- teaching students about the U.S. census. Students are learning that filling out questionnaires for the 2010 census is crucial for El Paso. The information helps determine the annual ... More Medical partnerships promoted: Lawmakers tour El Paso facilities Sep 3, 2009  - Shortages of doctors, nurses and mental-health professionals on the border would be eased by creating a new broad medical network, a congressman said Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, promoted the "Medical Center of the Americas" concept, which would include partnerships among the ... More Congressman Reyes meets with El Pasoans on health insurance reform legislation at Northeast City Rep. Carl Robinson's monthly breakfast Aug 15, 2009  - El Paso, Texas – Congressman Silvestre Reyes today met with residents in Northeast El Paso at City Representative Carl Robinson’s monthly community breakfast meeting.  Congressman Reyes answered many questions on health insurance reform following his two-hour appearance on KHRO talk radio and on... More Rethinking strategy key to battling drugs 'War on drugs' doesn't reflect Obama's plans Aug 11, 2009  -  It is time to retire the "war on drugs" catchphrase, President Barack Obama's chief drug policy adviser said Monday at UTEP. Speaking to about 600 people at the sixth annual Border Security Conference, R. Gil Kerlikowske said this administration's drug strategy will not be a war because a w... More Policymakers to hear border issues Aug 2, 2009  - Elite policymakers from Washington, D.C., will come to El Paso next week for a look at the border. County Commissioner Veronica Escobar hopes they take notice of the long lines at ports of entry and the County Courthouse, where people are flocking to apply for passports. "I've worked for years... More Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to speak at Border Conference Jul 9, 2009  - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is among the top-ranking U.S. officials who plan to address the Border Security Conference in El Paso next month. U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, who helped establish the annual conference, said this year's event is especially timely because poli... More Previous  Next