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 “Willie” Varela passed away on February 24, 2024, at the age of 74, due to a long-term illness. He was born in El Paso, Texas on January […]
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El Paso 2024 Primary Results Are In – Three Runoffs Remain
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 Department. Years of data analytics and historical records provide us access to enough information to predict election outcomes. By the time the final unofficial […]
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Super Tuesday El Paso Election Tracker
Editor’s note: this article will be updated after 7:00pm as election results become available. Last updated at: 7:15pm. Predictions added. Today is Election Day for the 2024 Primary. In El Paso, unlike the rest of Texas, the Democrats will be the most watched races. In many cases, the winners of today’s election will go on […]
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Guest Editorial – Where Is A Pacifier When You Need One?
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, worse, not build one at all. Never mind that a 15,000-seat venue would cost over $500 million and raise our […]
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Everything You Want To Know About The El Paso March 5 Primary Early Voter And What To Expect On Super Tuesday
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 voted by mail and 24,698 voters cast ballots at the 33 early voting locations. Of those who mailed in their ballots, 3,741, […]
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In Letter Texas Tech Acknowledges “Systematic Failures” That Led To Death Of Eleven-Year-Old At El Paso Children’s Hospital
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 “systematic failures and treatment issues that contributed to Jessie Limas’ death.” As we reported, the day after arriving at the hospital for abdominal pain, […]
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Placement Of Political Sign At Courthouse Leads To Election Code Complaint Filed Against Joy Degenhart
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 Gonzalez, the sister and Campaign Manager for Marlene Gonzalez, the incumbent of the 388th District Court, alleges that Degenhart violated election law with the placement […]
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Breaking News: City Council Issues Letter Of Reprimand Against Against Henry Rivera
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 reported back in September, the city council has been investigating Henry Rivera and his wife, Dora Oaxaca for various violations, including an alleged harassment […]
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A Complete Breakdown Of The March 5 Primary Early Voters
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 Democrats continue to outnumber the Republicans. Women are slightly outvoting the men, but this changed on Sunday as men were leading the voters on Saturday. […]
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Editorial: Party Politics – How The El Paso Legislators Lean Politically
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, like past primaries, will likely result in who in El Paso will hold national and state legislative seats for next legislative sessions. Republicans are unlikely to prevail […]