According to a fundraiser recently sent out by Ricardo Samaniego for an upcoming fundraiser and a request for access to voter data, we can confirm that Ricardo Samaniego is running for reelection. We can also confirm that Lauren Zimmerman, who ran Renard Johnson’s mayoral campaign, will be running Samaniego’s campaign. This is what we know. […]
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Barracuda Bankruptcy Signals Start Of El Paso Economic Downturn
On Tuesday, Barracuda Public Relations, an El Paso public relations firm filed for bankruptcy. As we reported, El Paso is likely to experience mass layoffs this year due to the Trump Administration’s federal cost cutting measures and the imposition of tariffs. In the first quarter of the year, almost 500 employees were laid off due […]
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Will 2025 Outperform 2020 In El Paso Layoffs?
Two recent layoffs of hundreds of El Paso employees during the first quarter of El Paso signals a likely economic downturn for the city. Federal contractors Luke Staffing and MVM began laying off hundreds of El Paso employees this week. MVM, Inc., a private contractor for the federal government, laid off 247 of its workers […]
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El Paso Mass Killers
Tuesday’s halt to the scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood has raised questions about serial killers in Texas and the legal process that has kept Wood alive over the last 33 years. Wood was convicted in 1992 of murdering six women in El Paso. Tuesday’s reprieve by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the […]
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El Paso Carries Over One Billion In Non-Voter Approved Certificates of Obligation
El Paso County Commissioners are set to discuss issuing $52 million in certificates of obligation (COs) on March 17. According to county officials, the non-voter approved debt is needed for drinking water, improving roadway safety and enhancing flood control. The vote to move forward on issuing the COs is scheduled for March 17. If the […]
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El Paso News Voter Survey Shows Ricardo Samaniego In Reelection Trouble
Since late 2023 there have been rumors circulating among Democrats that Oscar Leeser would challenge Veronica Escobar for her congressional seat in addition to running for the county judge seat currently held by Ricardo Samaniego. Oscar Leeser was first elected in 2012 and chose not to run for reelection in 2016 after being diagnosed with […]
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The Threat To The El Paso Economy: Government Jobs
According to the US Census Bureau, El Paso has an estimated population of around 658,958 as of July 1, 2023. This puts El Paso as one of the top 25 most populated cities in the nation. Public sector jobs are jobs funded by government funds, like the jobs at the city, county or at the […]
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Can Tariffs Affect El Paso?
Donald Trump’s self-described “beautiful” tariffs continue to dominate the news headlines. After announcing last week that he would immediately impose 25% tariffs on consumer goods from Canada and México, Trump “paused” the tariffs for 30 days after both Canada and México announced steps to help bolster border security. A few days ago, Trump announced that […]
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The Top 20 Campaign Contributors In 2024
As we reported previously, in last year’s city council races, the candidates spent $2,302,829.39 on their campaigns. All the candidates that won their races spent the most money for the office. The question that remains, is where did the money come from? There are three general sources of campaign funds. The first is where the […]
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What To Know About The Money Spent In The Last El Paso City Council Elections
El Paso News analyzed the campaign finance reports for the political expenses filed by the candidates running for office from January 1, 2024 through January 15, 2025 to calculate the total amounts spent by the contenders who ran last year. In the case of the three incumbents, Cassandra Hernandez, Brian Kennedy and Isabel Salcido we […]