Update: This story was updated on November 21, 2023 at 12:45E to add a response from Josh Acevedo regarding the $2,000 campaign contribution. 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 […]
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Modeling The Typical El Paso Voter With Proposition K
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 rejected the Climate Charter that pitted the business community, led by the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, against El Paso’s progressive movement, […]
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Breaking News: Claudia Rodriguez Will Not Attend The Ethics Hearing Today
This article was updated on November 9, 2023 at 7:20am Eastern Time to report on the findings of the Ethics Commission last night. 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 gasoline card. […]
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The Perimeter – The Problem With Heather Wilson
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 everyone that immediately prior to her arrival in El Paso in the spring of 2019 Wilson was loyally serving in a cabinet-level position in the Trump […]
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Recall Effort Against El Paso City Representative Cassandra Hernandez Fails
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 announced the recall effort in front of city hall on September 8. The group had 60 days to collect a little less than 5,000 signatures from District 3 registered voters. The […]
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El Paso PPP Loan Defaults Higher Than National Average New Search Tool Shows And How Loan Data Helps To Profile El Paso Voters
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 was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The program, administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), ended on May 31, 2021. The SBA offered […]
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Another Child Dies At El Paso Children’s Hospital – This Time From The Common Cold
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, detailed several instances of what she alleges were failures of the medical staff at the children’s hospital that led to the death of her child. We have now become […]
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The El Paso Open Data Project Goes Live
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 information including businesses, their owners and campaign contributions for over 20 years. Included among our data sets includes homeownership – professional licenses, like trades and lawyers and engineers […]
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The Accessibility Corner: White Cane Day
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 promote awareness of the white cane as a symbol of blindness and independence. The history of White Cane Day can be traced […]
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Roxy Van Ruiten Out At El Paso KTSM And Social Media Suspended For Rules Violation
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 on the air this week, making this her third week. Van Ruiten regularly posted videos of her weather reports on her […]