El Paso Political Events Causing Problems & Interruptions Today

The President Of The United States, Donald Trump, is coming to El Paso today and local politicos are planning events to counter his. 

Which means, more traffic issues along with changing school schedules and some businesses and attractions will not be open/available today and flight delays and changes are also expected.

The Parks and Recreation Department

Acosta Sports Center, 4321 Delta Dr., and the Hilos de Plata Senior Center, 4451 Delta Dr., will close at 1 p.m. Both facilities will resume normal operational hours on Tuesday, February 12.

El Paso Zoo

Closed for the day. The zoo will return to normal operations the following day, Tuesday, February 12.

El Paso Municipal Courts

Municipal Courts 1, 2, 4, and 5 cases set after 11 a.m. will be cancelled. All other municipal courts will not be impacted. - EP Herald Post

 

Flights in and out of El Paso International Airport may be also be affected, for updates on those, click here and then click "flight info".  Local schools affected by today's events are:

• Aoy, Beall, Burleson, Clardy, Cooley, Douglass, Hart and Zavala elementary schools. The afternoon pre-kindergarten and Head Start sessions will be moved to the morning. . • Guillen and Henderson middle schools. • Bowie, Jefferson and Silva Health Magnet high schools.
All after-school activities for the impacted campuses are cancelled on Monday. - EP Herald Post

For more info, click here.