Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso.
Members of El Paso’s delegation to the Texas Legislature joined University of Texas at El Paso and UT System officials on the UTEP campus on Oct. 19, 2023, for a groundbreaking event for the University’s new Texas Western Hall. The $110 million facility will replace the 1960s building that currently houses UTEP’s College of Liberal Arts. Pictured (L-R): Anadeli Bencomo, Ph.D., dean of the UTEP College of Liberal Arts; Rep. Mary González (House District 75); James B. Milliken, Chancellor of the University of Texas System; Heather Wilson, UTEP President; State Sen. César Blanco; Rep. Lina Ortega (House District 77); and Rep. Claudia Ordaz (House District 79).