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Veronica Escobar’s political future has a Joe Biden problem.

Original Sin: The Joe Biden Problem For Veronica Escobar

by Martin ParedesMay 19, 2025May 19, 2025

On Monday, the El Paso county commissioners will be voting to issue over $200 million in new county public debt to be for by the county taxpayers.

El Paso County Commissioners Set To Issue Non-Voter Approved Debt On Monday

by Martin ParedesMay 10, 2025May 10, 2025

Various allegations have been made against EPISD trustee over her two elections, including today’s election. This what we uncovered.

The Case Of El Paso Independent School District Board Trustee Leah Hanany

by Martin ParedesMay 3, 2025May 3, 2025

Commissioners Coronado, Samaniego and Stout facing difficult campaigns in 2026 and two well-known challengers emerge.

Three Incumbent Commissioners Face Uphill Battles To Keep Their Seats In 2026 And Two Possible Contenders Emerge

by Martin ParedesApril 26, 2025April 26, 2025

Almost 500 workers were laid off in El Paso this week due to historic low immigration processing on the border. The job losses represent around 30% of the job losses in 2020 and are on track to be the worst year since 2020.

Will 2025 Outperform 2020 In El Paso Layoffs?

by Martin ParedesMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Every voter who lives in El Paso County owes $1,371.54 in non-voter approved debt and those who live in the city limits owe an additional $484.38 per person.

El Paso Carries Over One Billion In Non-Voter Approved Certificates of Obligation

by Martin ParedesMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025

An El Paso News survey of over a thousand El Paso active primary voters shows that in a head-to-head race for county judge in 2026, the incumbent, Ricardo Samaniego is likely to lose to Oscar Leeser.

El Paso News Voter Survey Shows Ricardo Samaniego In Reelection Trouble

by Martin ParedesFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Woody Hunt leads the pack of the top 20 campaign contributors to the candidates running for city council in 2024. Here is the list of the largest contributors and who they contributed to.

The Top 20 Campaign Contributors In 2024

by Martin ParedesFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025

More than $2 million was spent by the city council candidates running for office last year, with Renard Johnson spending $841,137.90 to win the mayoral election.

What To Know About The Money Spent In The Last El Paso City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesFebruary 1, 2025February 1, 2025

The most amount per vote spent in 2024 was $9.15 while the least amount spent was zero dollars in the most recent city council election.

The Cost Per Vote In The El Paso 2024 City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesJanuary 23, 2025January 24, 2025

Jerry Kurtyka on El Paso’s META Datacenter on the City Council Ballot Box in NovemberSeptember 9, 2026
One way to look at a data center is that it is a hole in the biosphere that sucks up…
Proposed Ban Against Weststar Bank on Tuesday’s Agenda Expected to be Voted Down While Questions Remain - El Paso News on Who’s Running for City Council in November?August 30, 2026
[…] and Niño are facing reelection campaigns in November. Niño has not reported any campaign contributions from the Weststar board…
Jerry Kurtyka on The Woody Hunt Economic Development Test and the Meta DatacenterAugust 24, 2026
Don"t you think it is pretty clear by now that the City did not know what it was doing when…
Rhonda Select title Lain on What La Tuna Employees “Scrambling” To Apply at Other Local Prisons Told UsJuly 10, 2026
Very interested, I have a daughter who is a Big Spring employee with 2 years shy of retirement and need…
Jorge Mota on It Is Time for “La Causa” To Reckon with the Immigrants They AbusedMarch 31, 2026
As someone who, since my childhood in the sixties , felt a part of El Movimiento, in my upbringing, education…

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