..."KFOX14 reached out to UTEP as well as the University of Texas Board of Regents for an interview. UTEP sent back a statement:

“The university is still in the process of acquiring this land, which is intended for campus expansion.”

If the $16.9 million deal goes through, the nearly 460-acre plot of land would almost double the school’s size.'"

http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/cleanup-of-old-asarco-smelter-site-delayed