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By Aileen B. Flores / El Paso Times / Follow @AileenBFlores El Paso Times Posted: 08/02/2015 04:44:22 PM MDT University Medical Center President and CEO Jim Valenti, right, addresses county commissioners Wednesday. Chief Financial Officer Michael Nunez is at center, and Board President Steve DeGroat is at left. (VICTOR CALZADA — EL PASO ...

Commissioner Leon welcomed Chuy's Mexican Restaurant at their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at The Fountains shopping center in East Central El Paso. The El Paso restaurant is the chain's 64th location, reported Morgan Korous, the restaurant's general manager. Chuy's opened on April 16, 1982 in an old, ...

On the evening of July 6, 2015, Commissioner Carlos Leon and the El Paso County Public Works Department met with the Desert Acceptance area (Square Dance) community about an upcoming $8.5 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wastewater Project. Community members from the Square Dance area had the opportunity to convey an ...

County Commissioner Carlos Leon wants to thank the Eastside community for the  kindhearted support and welcome at the 36th Annual Del Norte Fourth of July Parade this past holiday weekend. Thank you!

New route will offer direct service along historic Mission Trail, the Socorro Entertainment Center, the Old El Paso County Jail and the San Elizario Cultural Arts District. On July 1st, El Paso County launched the new Mission Trail Express bus route. This new line of service is the first of its kind for El Paso County Rural Transit, and will ...

Commissioner Leon honored Corporal Sergio Camacho during Commissioners Court for his courageous and generous organ donation for a fellow employee, Lt. Michaela Hebeker, of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Corporal Camacho made the donation possible through the process of joining the kidney exchange program at the Texas Transplant Institute ...

County Commissioner Carlos Leon held a community meeting, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the newly opened Eastside Annex located on 2350 George Dieter. He provided the community with the latest information on the construction of the Sportspark, Eastside Annex, USDA Sewer Grant Project (Desert Acceptance-Square Dance), new county kiosks and other ...

County Commissioner Carlos Leon held his monthly Roundtable meeting the morning of Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Guest speaker Joy Martinez, UMC board member, was present at the meeting to answer questions concerning University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. The eastside advisory board meets monthly to discuss issues that impact the ...

On June 17, 2015, Commissioner Carlos Leon spoke at the El Paso Veterans Court Graduation Ceremony held in the 346th District Court under the Honorable Judge Angie Juarez Barrill. Commissioner Leon left the graduates with encouraging words as he spoke on the tremendous mile stone they have reached, and the important role they will play as they ...

On June 9 2015, during Southwest University’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Commissioner Leon presented the university with a certificate of appreciation for the important role they play in higher education and providing the local community with job opportunities. The mission of Southwest University at El Paso is to provide exceptional career and ...