UTEP Miners Clinch Thrilling Rivalry Victory Over New Mexico State as Borderland Flood Recovery Operations Expand

UTEP Men’s Basketball Defeats New Mexico State in 60-58 Defensive Thriller

EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners men’s basketball team electrified a spirited home crowd at the Don Haskins Center on Thursday night, November 12, 2026, holding off their long-standing interstate rival, the New Mexico State Aggies, in a dramatic 60–58 victory. Junior guard Cam McDaniels anchored the Miners’ gritty performance, posting a game-high 22 points, 5 rebounds, and converting decisive free throws in the final seconds of regulation to push UTEP to 2–1 on the young season.

Head coach and athletics staff commended the team’s resilient perimeter defense and frontcourt rebounding, which successfully stymied multiple late offensive surges by the Aggies. The hard-fought Battle of I-10 win provides vital early momentum for the Miners ahead of upcoming non-conference tournament matchups.

El Paso County and State Emergency Teams Expand Flood Debris Recovery

Across the Borderland, county commissioners and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) continued coordinated infrastructure assessments and debris cleanup initiatives on Friday, November 13. State disaster assistance programs remain active across East El Paso County and Horizon City following severe late-autumn flash flooding that inundated low-lying neighborhoods and overwhelmed municipal drainage canals. Local emergency managers urge affected homeowners to continue submitting private property damage reports via the state's iSTAT portal to expedite individual assistance funding.

Federal Task Force Targets Cross-Border Vehicle Theft and Firearm Trafficking Networks

At the federal courthouse in downtown El Paso, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced new indictments stemming from multi-agency interdiction campaigns. Federal prosecutors and Homeland Security Investigations agents detailed recent seizures tied to organized cartel operations that targeted high-end pickup trucks and smuggled illicit tactical firearms across southwestern points of entry, reaffirming ongoing multi-jurisdictional collaboration along the Rio Grande corridor.