Yesterday the latest campaign finance reports were due. This is what we found for the top three mayoral contenders, Cassandra Hernandez, Renard Johnson and Brian Kennedy. The reports covered the period starting this year and ending on June 30, 2024. Cassandra Hernandez The city’s website has not posted Cassandra Hernandez’ campaign finance report for this […]
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Analysis: Brian Kennedy Is The One To Beat Say El Paso Political Observers
El Paso News spent the weekend speaking to several El Paso political consultants and political observers about the upcoming mayoral election now that Brian Kennedy is officially in the running. The one thing everyone agreed on was that no one was surprised that Kennedy was running. All but one of the individuals that El Paso […]
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Guest Editorial: A Look at the 2024 Mayoral Race
By Chris Hernandez Correction: This editorial was corrected at 12:01pm, ET on July 13, 2024 to clarify that Hernandez did not write that Kennedy would win without a runoff which the subtitle incorrectly stated. Chris Hernandez wrote that he predicts there will be a runoff between Cassandra Hernandez and Brian Kennedy. The candidate announcement we […]
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Breaking News: Brian Kennedy Files To Run For Mayor
Today, city representative Brian Kennedy announced that he is running for office in a press release today. As of this writing, five candidates for the mayoral seat have officially announced they are running for mayor. They are Jacob Chavira, Marco Contreras, city representative Cassandra Hernandez, Roberto Ryan Houle, Steven Winters and Renard Johnson. There has […]
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Sun Metro Awarded $30 Million For New Low-Emission Buses
In an announcement made today by the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, El Paso’s Sun Metro was selected to receive nearly $30.6 million to buy new low-emission buses. The city’s award is part of the Biden Administration’s $1.5 billion in funding to improve public transportation in 47 states. US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg […]
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The Real Story Of The Margarita
La versión en español se encentra en Fronterizo News. Although it is not possible to know the true story of who invented the Margarita, it is likely that its origin was on the U.S.-México border with the most likely version of the drink originating in Cd. Juárez. Although several stories exist as to where the […]
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Facebook’s Problem With AI Pornography
Editor’s note: some readers may find the image examples in this article objectionable. We have included them to show how to spot AI generated images of well known people. Recently Facebook has been plagued with feeds showing scantily clad women and outright pornography peeking out of feeds as members scroll up. Meanwhile Facebook users have […]
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Special Report: El Paso, Ellis Island And The Rio Vista Processing Center For ‘Legalized Slavery’
Often overlooked in today’s narratives, Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center was the true Ellis Island of the Southwest. As a former director has called it, Rio Vista helped to process thousands into “legalized slavery.” Recent border narratives have been equating El Paso as the “new Ellis Island” in recent years. The political narratives serve to […]
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Dark Days For The Mexican National Team
By Aldo Mena El Tri had arrived at Copa America desperately needing redemption. After being eliminated from the group stage of play of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for the first time in 44 years, Mexico proceeded to lose to its arch-rival the U.S. Men’s National Team in the Concacaf Nations League final in […]
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The El Paso Incident: When Mexico Demanded That The US Enforce Its Own Immigration Laws
Against the backdrop of today’s border security debates and Ken Paxton’s attempt to shutdown Annunciation House alleging they facilitate undocumented migrants into the US, it is important to turn to history to a time when Texas officials defied Mexican officials and facilitated the entry of Mexican workers in violation of America’s immigration laws. On August […]