This article was corrected on September 22, 2024 at 06:20 Eastern to correct the office that Cynthia Boyer Trejo is running for. The correct office is District 4. On December 12, 2023, the city council updated its Ethics Ordinance to increase transparency in campaign funding for municipal elections. Previously, the city council had tasked the […]
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Let’s Not Sacrifice the Truth at the Altar of Healing and Unity
It has now been five years since a Trump-inspired white supremacist from a suburb near Dallas drove to an El Paso Walmart and executed what can only be described as the worst massacre of ethnic Mexicans in modern American history. When the attack was over, the gunman, Patrick Crusius, had managed to kill 22 people. […]
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Analysis: Who Will Be Voting In November?
Likely the most important question on everyone’s minds is how many voters will turn out on November 5. Candidates running for office and the consultants helping them are asking this question. Some voters may be asking the same question, who are the likely voters and how many of them will turn out to vote. Here […]
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We Analyzed 26 Years Of El Paso City Council Elections – This What It Tells Us About The November 5 Elections
Editor’s note: the websites for the candidates are available at the end of the article. The final slate of candidates for the city council and mayoral seats has been set. Voters will be voting to fill seven open seats from 32 candidates on November 5. The seven open seats are the mayor and city council […]
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El Paso Children’s Hospital Court Filing Contradicts What They Told Texas Attorney General
In a court filing on August 16, the El Paso Children’s Hospital argues that it cannot be sued for medical malpractice because “EPCH is a governmental unit and entitled to the protections from suit.” In making this argument, the children’s hospital is directly contradicting what they told the Texas Attorney General in 2021. In 2020, […]
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Judge In Children’s Malpractice Case Recuses Herself After Video Emerges Over The Weekend
Over the weekend a video featuring Selena Solis, the judge overseeing the malpractice case against El Paso Children’s Hospital by David Saucedo and his wife over the death of their child, was posted to TikTok. The video posted by Sammy Carrejo on his Sammy C Show channel shows that Solis attended an event held by […]
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Backroom Politics Of The Border – A First Person Account Of Socorro Politics And The Church
I wear several hats professionally. I get paid to create art and love to doodle. I get paid to provide technology services, my bread-and-butter. And, although I get paid around a couple of thousand dollars annually in advertising dollars and from the support from my readers – thank you – I consider my writing on […]
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Son Of Raymond Telles And Great Grandson Of First El Paso Hispanic Mayor On Trial For Murder Of Journalist
In an update to a story, we brought you back in February 2023, former El Pasoan Robert Telles testified that he was “framed” for the murder of journalist Jeff German two years ago. Telles is the great grandson of El Paso’s first Hispanic mayor, Raymond L. Telles is on trial for murdering a Las Vegas […]
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El Paso Candidates Set For Most City Council Seats And Mayor For November Election
Editor’s note: where possible we have linked the candidates to their campaign websites. Yesterday was the last day to file to run for the open city council seats in most of the races. The mayor’s seat is also open because Oscar Leeser has termed out. Of the eight city council members, three are running for […]
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Breaking News: Dione Mack Selected As El Paso’s Third City Manager
After an early attempt to delay the hiring of a new city manager, the city council went into executive session to interview the four candidates vying for the position. Voting to continue with the process were Chris Canales, Art Fierro, Brian Kennedy and Joe Molinar. Josh Acevedo, Cassandra Hernandez, Henry Rivera and Isabel Salcido wanted […]