This article was updated on January 29, 2021 at 15:10E to correct some grammatical errors. On July 14, 2020, Vince Perez lost his county commissioner seat to Iliana Holguin in the runoff election. Up to that point, Vince Perez had $27,500 in loans he made to his own campaign. Texas is one of ten community […]
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Sergio Troncoso Donates his Archive to The Wittliff
RELEASED January 27, 2021 SAN MARCOS, TX – Award-winning author Sergio Troncoso, a son of Mexican immigrants who is now regarded as a major American writer from the American Southwest, has donated his literary papers to the Wittliff Collections. Born and raised in the El Paso neighborhood of Ysleta, Troncoso is a novelist, essayist, and […]
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Biden’s U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 – The Highlights
Joe Biden has proposed an ambitious immigration reform package to overhaul America’s antiquated immigration laws. According to the fact sheet released by the Biden administration on January 20, 2021, Biden proposes to streamline the path to citizenship for “hardworking people who enrich” America. The proposed legislation proposed to address “the root causes of migration from […]
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Sixteen-Year-Old Has Arm Broken At Children’s Hospital During Altercation
Author’s note: this article involves a minor at the time of the incident. We normally do not name minors by name unless a parent or guardian authorizes us to. In this case, the incident occurred while the plaintiff was a minor. However, during our interview, the plaintiff, now an adult, authorized the use of her […]
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WOLA Statement – Reported Massacre of 19 People Underscores Dangers Faced by Migrants in Mexico
U.S. and Mexico Must Work Jointly to Restore Asylum Access and Center Human Rights, Safety in Migration Policies January 26, 2021 WOLA condemns and expresses its profound sorrow at the discovery of 19 murder victims in a burned truck in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on January 22. The victims are believed to be Guatemalan migrants, based […]
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Tulsa’s Greenwood And The Battle For Duranguito
One issue generally overlooked in economic redevelopment efforts is the problem of whitewashing. The plans to revitalize the El Paso downtown to bolster the city’s economy pits community leaders intent on growing the city’s economic base against those wishing to keep its culture alive. El Paso is not unique in the friction between those wishing […]
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County Punts Open Records Request To Texas Attorney General
On January 12, El Paso Politics submitted an open records request to the county judge and the county commissioners. We asked for all communications sent and received by the government officials about the U.S. Marshals Service jail contract with the County. Readers may remember that the county commissioners wanted to approve the renewal of the […]
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Biden Administration Must Overhaul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
The Joe Biden administration has signaled that it is offering an ambitious immigration reform package to Congress. Although the package is yet to be fully released, it has been reported that among the proposed reforms includes legalization for about 11 million undocumented immigrants and the Dreamers. The Biden proposal is ambitious. However, it is facing […]
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LULAC Welcomes President Biden’s Immigration Plan
Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Help for 11-Million Immigrants and Other Executive Actions Long Overdue WASHINGTON, D.C. — The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued the following statement on President Biden’s executive actions proposing new laws that will give undocumented immigrants the chance to become citizens and create […]
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News Bytes – El Paso GOP & Children’s Court Hearing
News bytes: January 21, 2021 El Paso Republican Chairman Resigns Yesterday in the afternoon, El Paso Republican Party Chairman abruptly resigned. In an email sent to various individuals, Rick Seeberger wrote that he resigned “because the Precinct Chairs/CEC members have demonstrated over 5 consecutive CEC meetings (since August 3rd) that they no interest in fulfilling […]