YISD Debates Proposed Bond + More Local News

YISD Debates Proposed Bond

Trustees for the Ysleta Independent School District are debating whether to put a $430 million bond issue on the ballot in November. Monday night, the trustees discussed the plan, which maintains a lot of the same projects that voters rejected in a larger bond proposal in May. Several trustees say the bond is still too large and will be rejected again. The board decided to pick up the discussion again tomorrow at a special meeting, and has until next week to decide whether to put the measure on the ballot.

Border Highway Project To Cost Over $700 Million

An advanced briefing on the Border Highway East project shows it will cost more than $700 million to complete. While the preliminary cost for the extension is just $74 million, the cost of highway interchanges and recommended extras will drive the cost upward by quite a lot. The El Paso City Council was told yesterday that TxDOT will need to obtain funding in stages, and that it will take some time for the entire project to be completed. The timeline and outlook for the project will be discussed in detail Friday at a meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

El Paso Job Fair Tomorrow

El Paso employers are hoping to make the perfect match tomorrow when 220 of them take part in a job fair at the downtown convention center. There are over 2,000 jobs currently open among those employers, and they hope to find some great employees to fill them. Co-sponsor Southwest University hopes to get about 10,000  potential employees through the doors tomorrow. The last job fair on this scale was held two years ago, and that one drew about 6,000 potential workers.

El Paso Ranks 11th Among Best Destinations For Tourists

El Paso tourism officials are crowing about a new report that puts the region at number eleven nationally as a destination for tourists. The latest Tourism Quality Performance Report praises El Paso for delivering a quality experience to each visitor based on 6 core measurements. Portland, Oregon tops this year's list, followed by Los Angeles, New York City, Anaheim, California and Chicago.