City of El Paso’s chief military officer arrested for driving while intoxicated
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –Court records show the City of El Paso’s Chief Military Officer for the Division of Veteran and Military Affairs was charged…
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City Council aims to create training for elected officials
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Council wants to develop a training that sets parameters for elected officials on how they use their staffers…
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Several laws to take effect in Texas January 1
EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — The new year is here, and that means several laws passed during the 2023 legislative session will take effect in Texas on…
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Mayoral candidate fires off election mailer saying opponent’s company discriminated against Mexican man
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With less than two weeks until polls open in the General Election, Mayoral Candidate Brian Kennedy sent out an election…
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“A pattern of non-response:” Texas AG puts Canutillo ISD spokesman on notice
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Attorney General’s Office on Friday sent a letter to Canutillo Independent School District’s director of…
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El Paso city councilor seeks to transfer unspent discretionary funds back to general fund
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include Rep. Chris Canales’ response to ABC-7. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City…
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El Paso City Representative Brian Kennedy announces mayoral run
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Brian Kennedy, El Paso city representative for District 1, announced he is officially running for El Paso mayor in…
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El Paso City Council adopts new reporting requirements for candidates
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A change for those who are running for city office. El Paso’s City Council has approved making candidates report…
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Did El Paso city representative announce he’s running for mayor? What taxpayers spent to get the answer.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso city taxpayers paid thousands of dollars to find out whether City Rep. Brian Kennedy officially announced his…
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“And the battle begins”: Inside the City, El Paso Zoo Society’s dispute over membership funds
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is getting ready to close out its contract with the El Paso Zoological Society and questions remain…
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FBI El Paso is done investigating city representatives’ use of taxpayer-funded gas cards
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) —The FBI in El Paso has confirmed to ABC-7 that it investigated allegations of excessive use amongst city…
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Divorce case cloaked: Case touches two political campaigns
Editor’s Note: The story has been updated to include a response from Judge Marlene Gonzalez to ABC-7’s inquiry regarding redaction vs. sealing of…
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City of El Paso’s chief auditor files suit, claims intimidation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming it and…
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Public records obtained by ABC-7 show the state trial for El Paso Walmart shooter costs Texas taxpayers close to $2 million so far
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas’ capital murder trial against accused El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius is inching…
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El Paso city representatives Kennedy, Annello respond to ethics complaints
Editor’s note: Following the publication of this article, El Paso City Representative Cassandra Hernandez reached out to ABC-7 to say that Deborah…
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El Paso auditor does further analysis of council members’ use of gasoline cards; information being withheld for now
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso’s Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon said his office has recently completed…
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Lesley Engle, content manager
Lesley Engle is the content manager for ABC-7, the most watched station in the El Paso area. She has spent the majority of her…
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El Paso City Council discusses “excessive” use of city representatives’ taxpayer-funded gas cards
In a special meeting scheduled for Thursday morning, members of the El Paso City Council will be discussing a newly released…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Audit finds inconsistencies in taxpayer-funded gas cards
Update: The city of El Paso’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee will meet Thursday, May 4 to discuss the internal audit. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)…
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ABC-7 Investigates: Construction, solar company accused of fraud; owner wanted
EL PASO, Texas – A judge has issued a criminal arrest warrant for an El Paso businessman accused of deceptive business practices while various…
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AAA Texas: Drivers in El Paso paying most in state for gas
EL PASO, Texas – Drivers in El Paso are paying the most on average in the state for a regular gallon of unleaded gas, according to AAA Texas…
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UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled for 4-year-old boy taken from daycare in Chaparral
According to the Otero County Sheriff’s Office, Izrael Martinez was found and is safe. No further details were provided. ++++++ CHAPARRAL, New…
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‘Armed and Dangerous:’ Police identify suspect in Las Cruces deadly shooting
Update: Las Cruces Police on Wednesday identified 26-year-old Tyler Williams as the shooter who allegedly killed a man at an apartment complex…
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El Paso leaders say Covid herd immunity milestone is reached
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint briefing Monday afternoon to acknowledge that the…
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Covid-19 cases on decline as El Paso nears herd immunity
EL PASO, Texas — City Manager Tommy Gonzalez says Covid-19 cases in El Paso are on the decline. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Gonzalez briefed…
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Voting in Las Cruces during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The voter information below was compiled by ABC-7 using information from the Dona Ana County website, and the New Mexico…
Continue Reading Voting in El Paso during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso voters will soon head to the polls — from Oct. 13 to Oct. 30 for early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 3 — for…
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Federal gov’t, state of Texas release detailed nursing home virus data – but city of El Paso holds out
EL PASO, Texas — While the Texas Attorney General has stated statistics about the deadly Covid-19 pandemic in taxpayer facilities are public…
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El Paso, Texas withhold Covid-19 nursing home stats; Federal data is public, but unreliable
Editor’s note: Following an update from CMS on June 23, 2020–a nursing home that was showing 11 patient deaths in El Paso, as of May 31,…
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Texas attorney general denies public access to El Paso mass shooting records
EL PASO, Texas — If Texas residents want to know more details about the El Paso mass shooting that left 22 dead and more than two dozen wounded or…
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