Month: March 2016

El Paso Independent School District wants to become a premier district of choice over the next five years. But reaching that goal requires a bond election. As soon as June, the EPISD board could call for a bond election. Modernizing the entire district would cost over $1 billion with interest, which board President Dori Fenenbock

Diana Murillo Trujillo was elected mayor of Anthony on Tuesday. Trujillo served as a trustee for 6 years and works part-time as a fireworks vendor. Trujillo won the mayoral race with 31% of the vote, being her four other competitors. Trujillo said her top priority is to bring more transparency to the town’s government. She

El Paso County historically sees low voter turnout rates but presidential election years tend to draw more than usual. The results so far from Super Tuesday are in line with past primaries: Slightly more than 2012 when about 17 percent of eligible voters actually turned out, slightly less than in 2008 when 30 percent did.

It’s going to cost more to go to El Paso Chihuahuas games at Southwest University Park this season. The club has increased individual advanced tickets several dollars in some sections. The Chihuahuas are well aware after just two seasons they are the toughest ticket in town. And now a new way of scaling prices, by

Several factors led to long lines and wait times that prompted some voters to leave before casting their ballots on Super Tuesday at Mesita Elementary School in West El Paso. “I hate to hear that voters left because lines were too long and we’re really going to work with our judges on how to handle

juan cabrera outlined his transformation plan for the district today. episd will follow the plan over the next five years to help the district grow and thrive. included in the plan… more academic, character, and extra- curricular programs to help students after high school. cabrera also spoke out the successes students, teachers, and other episd

A Las Cruces man allegedly touched a 12-year-old girl inappropriately while her mother was at work Saturday, police said. Josue Ortizornelas, 28, who is close to the family, was charged with one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor, a third-degree felony. The girl had gone to sleep before Ortizornelas climbed into bed with

The Doa County Sheriff’s Office released video of a wanted man who allegedly sped off with a deputy inside his car following a traffic stop last month in Chaparral. Deputy Abel Rodriguez made the traffic stop about 10:40 p.m. Feb. 20 at the intersection of McCombs and Red Sun. The driver, 26-year-old Roberto Garcia, had

Police said speed and alcohol are to blame for a crash that killed a pedestrian Saturday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. Brandy Lina Holguin, 28, was driving north on McCombs when she struck 63-year-old Alfonso Rubio Barrera, police said. Holguin allegedly drove off, but was followed and stopped by a witness. Barrera was taken to

The final results of the race for district attorney might not be known until mid-March. El Paso County Elections administrator Lisa Wise told ABC-7 the race is too close to call and will remain that way until next week. “I wouldn’t call anything,” Wise said. “”I would assume there will be a runoff, but I

A transformation plan for the El Paso School District was presented Wednesday to front of community stakeholders. Superintendent Juan Cabrera outlined the plans and strategies that EPISD will use over the next five years to help the district become a premier district of choice in the region. Cabrera is set to introduce some of the

a portion of u-s 54 is shut down in both directions after a deadly crash overnight—we have the latest developments in a live report. / / ” “i’m gonna go after on person – that’s hillary clinton” the super tuesday results are in. so what does that mean for american politics?—we have your complete coverage

a portion of u-s 54 is shut down in both directions after a deadly crash overnight—we have the latest developments in a live report. / / ” “i’m gonna go after on person – that’s hillary clinton” the super tuesday results are in. so what does that mean for american politics?—we have your complete coverage

The District Attorney race could go into a runoff. Jaime Esparza entered Tuesday’s election with a more than 20 percent advantage in the race for the 34th Judicial District. Esparza needed 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff. Challenger Yvonne Rosales has garnered 28.82 percent of the vote, while Leonard Morales got 21.43

A new face will represent El Paso in Austin. Evelina “Lina” Ortega got about 70 percent of the vote against Adolfo Lopez in the Democratic primary for State Rep. District 77, which covers West El Paso. Ortega will fill the seat being left vacant by State Rep. Marisa Marquez. In District 76, state Rep. Cesar

State Rep. Mary Gonzalez will keep her seat in the Texas Legislature. She maintained a nearly 20 percent lead over Chente Quintanilla all night in the Democratic primary for State Rep. of District 75 late Tuesday. Gonzalez was elected in 2012 to represent the East El Paso County in Austin. That year, Quintanilla ran for

Election results for New Mexico municipalities in the Borderland. CITY OF SUNLAND PARK Mayor •Javier Perea* — 510 •Sergio Carrillo — 140 District 1 (2-year term) •Kenneth Giove* — 29 •Jesus Nuez — 23 District 4 (4-year-term) •Carolina Renteria — 92 •Elizabeth Gamez — 53 District 5 (4-year-term) •Maria Isabel Santos* — 36 •Olga Arguelles

UTEP running back Aaron Jones was arrested on a DWI charge February 10th. The arrest happened on the 2900 block of N. Mesa. Jones was was pulled over after a sheriff’s deputy witnessed Jones swerving from lane to lane. “We are waiting for the process to fully develop and once I have all the facts,

New Mexico State won’t be playing football in the Sun Belt after the 2017 season. The conference decided not to renew the membership of New Mexico State beyond its current four-year deal, which will expire after 2017’s football season. Idaho will be joining the Aggies on their exodus from the conference. That means New Mexico

The Miners checked in at 25th after garnering 38 points in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches top-25 poll. UTEP is one of eight teams in the nation to have two or fewer overall losses. The team previously enjoyed winning streaks of eight and 10 games. The Miners, who had secured at least one

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. The front-runners appeared ever more likely to end up in a general election showdown. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas, the night’s

Voters on the West Side were frustrated by long lines at Mesita Elementary. “It’s going to be a long night,” said Lisa Wise, the county’s election administrator. Wise told ABC-7 Mesita Elementary was by far the busiest polling station in the county. The problems at Mesita started at 5:30 p.m., according to Wise. “My mistake.

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke ran unopposed in Texas Democratic primary on Tuesday. Since their is no Republican challenger, O’Rourke will return to Washington to represent Texas 16th Congressional District. Ben Mendoza, who was running against O’Rourke in the Democratic primary, dropped out of the race.

With all the events leading up to Super Tuesday, some might argue that the modern Republican party is no longer the “Grand Old Party” of Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. Some have gone further and argued it’s not even the party of conservative icons Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. “I think that the Republican party

other in recent memory… could the republican party itself shift or even split? abc-7’s andrew j. polk is live with this story… … you’ll see only on abc-7. andrew? rick and estela, no-one could have predicted the impact and staying power of donald trump before this race started. but his division of even long time

U.S. Rep. Will Hurd will face former District 23 Rep. Pete Gallego in November. Hurd, the Republican, more than 61 percent of the vote in El Paso county. Gallego got more than 88 percent in the Democratic primary in El Paso County. Democrat Lee Keenen — 180 Pete Gallego — 1,382 Republican Will Hurd —

City council adjourned Tuesday without taking action on City Manager Tommy Gonzalez. The City Council was in executive session for nearly six hours. It was scheduled to discuss a performance improvement plan with Gonzalez. “It was productive and council members had a lot of input and I know the next question will be what was

Hillary Clinton achieved key victories in Georgia and Virginia to extend her lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, who won his home state of Vermont but risks a major setback if he has a poor showing in the rest of the Super Tuesday contests. Backed by black voters, Clinton aims for a sweep of Southern

Dozens of Vietnam veterans gathered Tuesday morning at Veterans Park in East Las Cruces to watch the installation of a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter. The helicopter, weighing approximately 4,000 pounds, was taken from the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, put on a special trailer and brought to Las Cruces, where it was mounted above