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2024-04-24 12:31
Editor’s note: the following is an excerpt from the author’s position paper on the candidacy of Renard Johnson, who is running to be El Paso’s next mayor. This is part one… Read More
2024-04-19 11:39
By: Oscar J. Martínez, PhD, Emeritus Professor, UTEP and the University of Arizona Author’s note: The first in a series on UTEP, this article draws on my experience as a faculty… Read More
2024-04-18 12:16
By: Jerry Kurtyka, Community First Coalition I attended one of the forums held by El Paso Water Utilities this week to explain the logic of Impact (connection) Fees. These are fees charged t… Read More
2024-04-17 12:58
The next city council election is scheduled for November. Oscar Leeser is termed out leaving the mayor’s seat open. In addition to the mayor, districts two, three, four and seven will… Read More
2024-04-16 13:17
On April 11, 2024, both KVIA and KTSM reported that Timothy Johnson was accused by federal authorities of running a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme in El Paso. It was KVIA that reported th… Read More
2024-04-09 13:42
Jorge Trujillo, a retired packing factory salesperson told the Texas Tribune last month that El Pasoans “have given up on politics.” His wife added that El Paso voters “sim… Read More
2024-04-06 22:46
Much is assumed about El Paso’s voter. Who is likely to vote, that El Paso’s Republicans are absent from the scene and that El Paso voters are different from their Texas brethren… Read More
2024-04-05 12:33
Late yesterday evening, El Paso News received a copy of the divorce petition filed by Oscar Ugarte’s wife, Christina Diaz, on November 7. According to the County’s online docket… Read More
2024-03-27 21:21
Between 1787 and 1788, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison wrote 85 essays about establishing a Constitution for the United States. Because the English government – the &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-03-25 18:36
Breaking News – We have an update to a story we brought you on Friday. Norma Chávez was sued this morning for failure to pay one of her vendors for the work they performed for h… Read More
2024-03-22 18:16
Norma Chávez, who is in a runoff election against Vince Perez for the House District 77 seat, owes $6,300 for campaign materials alleges one of her vendors. In following up with the a… Read More
2024-03-16 21:03
On February 20, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Annunciation House of violating immigration laws. For over 40 years Annunciation House has been providing services to migrants in El… Read More
2024-03-13 18:40
By: Mindy Brissey Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the remarkable women who are powering our nation and our economy forward by starting innovative businesses, creating jobs… Read More
2024-03-08 13:17
By Aldo Mena I would like to preface my comments by sincerely thanking Linda Estrada for bringing appointed Judge Linda Perez’s attendance at a Trump rally in 2019 to the attention of… Read More
2024-03-06 19:16
By Dr. Miguel Juárez, University of Texas at El Pasoand Dr. Chon Noriega, School of Theater, Film and Television, UCLA Native El Pasoan, experimental filmmaker and educator William &l&hell…Read More
2024-03-06 14:36
Yesterday’s results for the 2024 Primary are in. The races we predicted ended as we had predicted shortly after the early voting numbers were published by the El Paso County Elections… Read More
2024-03-05 13:33
Editor’s note: this article will be updated after 7:00pm as election results become available. Last updated at: 6:30am. Today is Election Day for the 2024 Primary. In El Paso, unlike t… Read More
2024-03-04 22:17
By Max Grossman Lately the opinion pages of the El Paso Times have been littered with folks like Henry Felix demanding a downtown arena, afraid our City might build one that is too small or… Read More
2024-03-04 13:23
As of Friday, 28,949 ballots have been cast in the 2024 Primary. Predictions are that another 30,000, or so voters will go to the polls tomorrow. During the early voting period, 4,251 voters… Read More
2024-03-01 14:45
In an update to a story, we brought you back in September over the death of eleven-year-old Jessie Limas, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC) has acknowledged … Read More
2024-02-27 13:33
Yesterday, El Paso News received a copy of a complaint filed with the El Paso County Elections Department against 388th District Court candidate Joy Degenhart. The complaint, filed by Mayte… Read More
2024-02-27 01:39
In an update to a story, we originally brought to you back in September, the city council today released a report detailing allegations against city representative Henry Rivera. As we first… Read More
2024-02-26 12:48
With five days, including today, left before the early voting period ends on Friday, El Paso News analyzed the 14,277 Democratic and Republican ballots cast through Sunday. As expected, the… Read More
2024-02-24 18:55
Political party ideology is central to El Paso’s political scene with the Democratic Party being the lead ideological party in El Paso’s elections. The ongoing March 5 Primary, l… Read More
2024-02-21 12:49
This article was corrected to show that 2,742 voters previously voted in the 2018 Primary. The error was caused by a programming error on our tool which has been corrected. Yesterday was the… Read More
2024-02-20 12:55
The March 5 Primary voting period starts at 7:00am today in some early voting locations and later in the day at the other locations. The Early Voting period runs through March 1. In El Paso… Read More
2024-02-17 22:59
Political mailers have been hitting mailboxes over the last few weeks with the intensity increasing into the early voting period which begins on Tuesday. Election Day is March 5. The early v… Read More
2024-02-07 13:50
The latest campaign finance reports were due on Monday. As we reported, Vince Perez has raised the most campaign contributions for the District 77 House of Representatives seat. Including th… Read More
2024-02-04 12:29
By: Max Grossman Renard Johnson is running for Mayor on a pro-Oligarchy platform. That means more large bond issuances for capital improvement projects and transportation infrastructure, gen… Read More
2024-02-02 13:21
As we previously reported, the Texas Supreme Court had provided the El Paso Children’s Hospital and the other defendants until Thursday of last week to submit a response to the Court o… Read More
2024-01-27 22:07
Most El Paso Democratic Party candidates use NGP VAN, a Democratic Party voter outreach platform for running campaigns. What many candidates may not know is that the NGP VAN platform provide… Read More
2024-01-25 12:03
By Aldo Mena When I first encountered David Siders’ Politico article entitled ‘There Are a Lot of Mexican People Looking Forward to Trump,” I was expecting to find some for… Read More
2024-01-23 11:51
David Saucedo and his wife filed a motion with the Texas Supreme Court in June 2022 after Judge Selena Solis ruled that an affidavit included in the original lawsuit must be removed from the… Read More
2024-01-21 11:43
Josh Acevedo outperformed Verónica Carbajal for the District 2 city council seat. Leading with about 180 votes during the early voting period, Acevedo increased his lead to 307 votes… Read More
2024-01-21 02:14
The early voting results are in for the District 2 runoff election between Josh Acevedo and Verónica Carbajal. Based on the early voting results, El Paso News projects that the winner… Read More
2024-01-18 14:40
The latest campaign finance reports were due on Tuesday. Because of a technical glitch with the Texas Ethics Commission’s reporting tool, we are not able to review the reports for the… Read More
2024-01-17 14:30
Campaign finance reports were due yesterday for the January 20 runoff for the city council District 2 seat between Josh Acevedo and Verónica Carbajal and the races in the March Primar… Read More
2024-01-16 22:06
El Paso News has learned that a campaign banner belonging to judicial candidate Marlene Gonzalez, who is running for reelection in the March Primaries, was removed illegally from a rock wall… Read More
2024-01-09 14:24
Although political candidates and observers are waiting for the January 15, 2024 campaign finance reports to be released so that they can examine the campaign financing of candidates running… Read More
2024-01-08 11:41
By Jerry Kurtyka, Community First Coalition When Proposition C was passed by El Paso voters in 2022, they expected to see the results promised on the ballot. The proposition’s $5.2 mil… Read More
2024-01-07 18:04
By: Xavier Miranda For too long El Paso has succumbed to a colonized mentality, which has made us the epicenter of much injustice. Our history is peppered with travesties ranging from the ma… Read More
2024-01-06 20:43
Early voting is underway for the run-off election between Josh Acevedo and Verónica Carbajal for the City Council District 2 seat. Acevedo and Carbajal are in a runoff because neither… Read More
2024-01-05 15:36
By: Chris Hernandez Let’s talk straight about Veronica Carbajal’s recent claims. She’s saying her social media posts influenced the City Council to remove City Manager Tomm… Read More
2023-12-29 14:38
As we close out the year, we wanted to take a moment to review what we covered, uncovered and reported in 2023 that sets the tone for the three upcoming elections in 2024 that our readers fo… Read More
2023-12-22 14:51
The El Paso News team wants to take this opportunity to wish you and yours the best this holiday season has to offer. However you celebrate this season we wish you a joyous and wonderful tim… Read More
2023-12-19 13:21
An article in Politico published this morning by David Siders talks about how Biden’s ineffective immigration policies have been helping Donald Trump’s quest for a second term in… Read More
2023-12-14 14:02
By: Karen Santamaría It is well known that illicit trade in tobacco products poses significant health, economic and security problems worldwide. It is estimated that one in every ten… Read More
2023-12-11 12:31
Verónica Carbajal went into the election with clear name recognition and a campaign team ready to work towards her election. As one local political consultant told us shortly after Ca… Read More
2023-12-10 02:03
This article will be updated throughout as election results are released by the County’s Elections Department. Last updated at 9:15pm, El Paso time. The final results show a runoff bet… Read More
2023-12-07 13:49
Saturday’s upcoming election for the recently vacated District 2 seat has low voter turn out and the voters are overwhelmingly older educated voters. Running for the open seat are Josh… Read More
2023-12-05 11:30
Correction: the sub title on this article was updated to correct a mistake. Verónica Carbajal is on the ballot on Saturday, not Veronica Escobar. Yesterday, the latest campaign financ… Read More
2023-12-02 20:38
In September we published an exclusive report detailing allegations made against Henry Rivera and his wife, Dora Oaxaca, about a complaint filed by a former staffer on Rivera’s office… Read More
2023-11-29 13:06
An Instagram post shared by Verónica Carbajal on her official campaign channel on October 19 led to several readers reaching out to El Paso News to express their disapproval of the po… Read More
2023-11-21 17:53
As the owner and frequent writer on El Paso News I want to take this opportunity to offer a big thank you to our loyal readers and to the supporters who have contributed towards our operatio… Read More
2023-11-20 12:14
When Alexsandra Annello announced she was running for the Texas State Representative 77 seat vacated by Lina Ortega, it triggered the Texas resign to run law forcing the city to set an elect… Read More
2023-11-16 14:23
The most consequential election for the progressive arm of the El Paso voters was the May 6 elections where Proposition K, the Climate Charter was on the ballot. Over 81% of the voters rejec… Read More
2023-11-09 00:06
The City’s Ethics Review Commission will be holding a hearing on an ethics complaint filed against Claudia Rodriguez by El Paso resident Philip Laign for her use of the city-issued gas… Read More
2023-11-08 13:00
By Aldo Mena For the sake of those who might be unfamiliar with the trajectory of Heather Wilson’s illustrious political career, I’d like to preface my comments by reminding ever… Read More
2023-11-07 12:57
The recall failure was announced in a press release issued yesterday evening by Irene Armendariz-Jackson, the organizer of the recall against Cassandra Hernandez. Armendariz-Jackson announce… Read More
2023-11-05 01:57
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress authorized the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program to keep America’s workforce employed during the health crisis. The PPP loan program… Read More
2023-10-27 11:52
As we recently reported in late September, eleven-year-old Jessie Limas died at El Paso Children’s Hospital after surgery. Limas’ mother, Nancy Limas, a Texas Registered Nurse, d… Read More
2023-10-25 12:04
El Paso News, in conjunction with our partner technology company Cognent, has been collecting public sourced information about El Paso voters, their voting habits and other demographic infor… Read More
2023-10-18 10:38
White Cane Day in America was celebrated on Sunday, October 15. It is celebrated annually. It is a day to recognize the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and to promo… Read More
2023-10-17 12:20
Indications are that weather personality Roxy Van Ruiten has left KTSM. Several social media posts have pointed out that Van Ruiten has been off the air for the last two weeks. She was not o… Read More
2023-10-13 11:17
By Jerry Kurtyka Authored by Sen. Blanco and sponsored in the House by Rep. Moody, Proposition 11 look harmless, but is it? On November 2, we will be voting on this and other propositions, b… Read More
2023-10-11 12:50
Welcome to the launch of The Border Agenda, a podcast focused on the issues surrounding the border. The Border Agenda podcast is the newest podcast joining our growing list of El Paso Talks… Read More
2023-10-09 17:01
The El Paso Ethics Review Commission has set a date in November to hold it’s hearing to review the ethics complaint filed against former city representative Claudia Rodriguez. The comp… Read More
2023-10-06 21:43
Please help us welcome our newest podcast to El Paso Talks. Vanguard Elements focuses on issues of relevance to Mexican Americans and encourages solidarity between Mexican Americans and Mexi… Read More
2023-10-06 12:19
In today’s episode of The DMB Podcast, your host, Deliris Montanez Berrios covers many topics, including immigrants in El Paso, the homeless, the Paxton impeachment, rigged elections… Read More
2023-10-05 11:23
During the height of the Yvonne Rosales controversy there was the notable absence of Rosales in the news media outlets. Rosales refused to respond to news media requests for comments. After… Read More
2023-10-03 21:57
Breaking News: El Paso News just learned that the El Paso Children’s Hospital was found to be noncompliant in federal state regulations in the case of Jessie Limas who died at the hosp… Read More
2023-10-02 18:01
In February, Texas Senator Charles Schwertner was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Schwertner refused to take a breathalyzer test. The Texas Tribune has been tracking the story since… Read More
2023-09-28 10:45
Editor’s note: some of the events presented in this report may be difficult for some readers to read. On September 5, 2023, eleven-year-old Jessie Limas died at El Paso Children’… Read More
El Paso KTSM Fires Whistleblower And Puts Roxy Van Ruiten On Notice For Reporting Child Pornographer
2023-09-26 11:48
We recently reported about sexual offender, Gabriel Medrano, working at KTSM and the reports filed with the station’s human resources department (HR) about three female employees feeli… Read More
2023-09-25 11:10
In her latest episode of Unmuted with Claudia Rodriguez, your host discusses the latest migrant crisis in El Paso and what it means to be a migrant and the cost to El Paso taxpayers. Claudia… Read More
2023-09-21 18:23
Over the last few weeks several news media outlets have been following up on allegations of impropriety in Henry Rivera’s office involving his wife, Dora Oaxaca and former staffer, Isr… Read More
2023-09-20 20:35
By: Norma Chávez During the last census, El Paso lost population. As a result, we lost representation at the state level. We now have 4 state representatives as House District 76 is i… Read More
2023-09-19 20:47
On August 28, 2023, Phillip Laign filed an ethics complaint against former city representative Claudia Rodriguez. In his complaint, Laign alleges that Rodriguez misused her city-issued and t… Read More
2023-09-15 13:07
Most recently, a recall signature drive was launched against Joe Molinar after the city council reprimanded him for harassing a female city staff member. The recall of Molinar failed after t… Read More
2023-09-07 10:34
Editor’s note: Some language in this article may be difficult for some readers to read. Earlier this week, KTSM employee, Rubén Olague reached out to El Paso News asking that we… Read More
2023-09-06 13:41
A recent vote by El Paso County Commissioners to raise their own salaries and increase property taxes has led to backlash from the community at large, said County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to… Read More
2023-09-05 13:46
Welcome to the latest edition of The DMB Podcast. In this episode your host, Deliris Montanez Berrios, discusses El Paso’s property taxes and the pay raise most of the county commissio… Read More
2023-09-01 14:20
On Monday, El Paso County Commissioners approved the highest tax rate they could without having to get approval from the voters. In a four-to-one vote, with Precinct 3 Commissioners Iliana H… Read More
2023-08-30 15:19
In the latest episode of Unmuted With Claudia Rodriguez, your host talks about why conservatives run as Democrats in El Paso. She talks about government overreach and the gun buyback program… Read More
2023-08-25 12:32
Having been in law enforcement for more than 3 decades, I have acquired thick skin, and I’m very good at de-escalating volatile “issues,” which begin with putting them in c… Read More
2023-08-23 21:14
As we recently reported, there are several names being discussed as potential candidates to fill the Texas House of Representatives District 77 seat being vacated by Lina Ortega. In addition… Read More
2023-08-23 13:48
Gun buyback programs are popular and make for positive political narratives by offering solutions to the rising youth gun violence in El Paso. But do gun buybacks work, or are they just poli… Read More
2023-08-17 12:22
In the latest episode of The DMB Podcast, Deliris Montanez Berrios talks about censorship on social media, immigration matters and the 2024 citywide elections. About El Paso Talks El Paso Ta… Read More
2023-08-15 13:07
In late July, House of Representatives for District 77, Lina Ortega announced she will not be running to keep her seat. As soon as she announced her intention, several names began to surface… Read More
2023-08-12 20:36
The recent announcement by Lina Ortega that she will not be running to keep her Texas House of Representatives District 77 seat has led to many rumors of several individuals running in the M… Read More
2023-08-07 22:26
In a press release issued by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber on August 1, the political technology startup, Fair Data, has teamed up with the chamber to launch the “Bordered By Change,&rd&hell…Read More
2023-08-04 13:37
One would think that the targeted attack against Mexicans by a white nationalist merits mention that the reason 23 were killed by Patrick Crusius is that he drove close to ten hours to targe… Read More
2023-08-03 11:03
El Paso News is proud to introduce our newest column: Frontera Report with Aldo Mena. By: Aldo Mena It’s been four years since a Trump-inspired white supremacist from a suburb near Dal… Read More
2023-08-02 12:30
On August 3, 2019, Patrick Crusius killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart after driving almost 600 miles to kill Mexicans. Out of six recent mass shooting prosecutions by federal prosecutors… Read More
2023-07-27 19:02
We are updating this story as names of individuals considering running for Ortega’s seat began to surface. We are listing the names as they become available below. In a Twitter post on… Read More
2023-07-27 11:47
In this episode of The DMB Podcast, Deliris Montanez Berrios discusses her reasons for podcasting, a Texas case of child abuse, El Paso’s safety and the gas card scandal. About El Paso… Read More
2023-07-24 11:03
Shortly after the city’s Ethics Review Commission voted unanimously to issue a letter of reprimand against Cassandra Hernandez, several individuals reached out to us about the process… Read More
2023-07-21 10:35
The City’s Ethics Review Commission reconvened on Thursday to continue deliberating the ethics complaint filed by city resident George Zavala against Cassandra Hernandez. The Commissio… Read More
2023-07-20 05:59
The El Paso Ethics Review Commission heard evidence yesterday in the ethics complaint filed by George Zavala against Cassandra Hernandez in a hearing that lasted over six hours last night. M… Read More
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