Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The green waters of the Ascarate Park lake reflect algae growth beneath the surface. El Paso County has commissioned a water ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County is no longer considering dredging or draining Ascarate Lake to improve its water quality, which has faced several challenges in years past. According to County ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County Commissioners are set to hear a presentation about possibly restoring Ascarate Lake. The presentation is a separate effort from the upcoming ...

The 48 acres of Ascarate Lake are about one-tenth of Ascarate Park’s 400 acres, but for many, it is the central attraction for El Paso’s premiere regional park, drawing fishers, boaters, walkers and ...

Rep. Tony Gonzales attacks primary opponent amid reports of his affair with aide who died U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, blamed his GOP opponent Brandon Herrera for politicizing the death of ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Christmas is coming early for El Pasoans who love to fish. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it will bring 6,000 rainbow trout out to Ascarate Lake through the ...

This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. The El Paso County Commissioners Court ...

From left to right: UTEP alumnus Fernando Sotelo, doctoral student Jayanga Thanuka Samarasinghe and Assistant Professor Laura Alvarez, Ph.D., carry a boat from shore into Ascarate Lake, located in El ...

Do you put up holiday lights after Halloween or after Thanksgiving? Keep them up year round? We don’t judge, we just enjoy. And if you’re ready to enjoy some holiday cheer, know that some of the ...

County officials are planning to drain and clean the lake at Ascarate Park as the first step in a potentially major renovation of the 400-acre, 83-year-old park in the coming years. Deadly algae ...