Yvette Herrell, candidate for U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 (New Mexico)
Name: Yvette Herrell Age: 60 Party: Republican Occupation: Realtor Relevant Experience: Small business owner, former New Mexico State Rep, former…
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Gabe Vasquez, candidate for U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 (New Mexico)
Name: Gabe Vasquez Age: 40 Party: Democrat Occupation: Incumbent Congressman for NM-02 Relevant Experience: My career has been focused on giving back…
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Fernando R. Macias, candidate
Name: Fernando R. Macias Age: 72 Party: Democrat Occupation: Attorney/Government Administrator Relevant Experience: Legal Experience Graduated from…
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Gloria Gameros, candidate for Dona Ana County Commissioner 2
Name: Gloria Gameros Party: Democrat Occupation: Politician, licensed massage therapist Relevant Experience: I am Gloria Gameros, and I am a democrat…
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Rick Perry to serve as senior advisor to Texas Speaker of the House
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry will serve as volunteer senior advisor to Texas Speaker of the House Dad Phelan until the…
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Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
Originally Published: 04 SEP 24 18:19 ET Updated: 04 SEP 24 22:27 ET By Jamie Gangel, Rashard Rose and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN)…
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Texas Attorney General sues Bexar County over mailing voter registration forms, Congresswoman Escobar to discuss later today
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an ongoing effort to monitor what he calls “Election Integrity”, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Bexar County…
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Minerva Torres Shelton, candidate for El Paso County Sheriff
Name: Minerva Torres Shelton Age: 55 Party: Republican Occupation: FBI Retired Relevant Experience: My extensive experience makes me the most…
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Oscar Ugarte, candidate for El Paso County Sheriff
Name: Oscar Ugarte Age: 40 Party: Democrat Occupation: El Paso County Constable, Precinct 1 Relevant Experience: I am a first-generation American. I…
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LULAC speaking in El Paso on Texas A.G. Paxton and ‘voter suppression’
Update: Just after 2 p.m. today, El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced that she and other representatives of the Texas Democratic…
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Santos Limon, candidate for U.S. Rep. Dist. 23 (Texas)
Name: Santos Limon Age: 50 Party: Democrat Occupation: Husband/ Father/ Grandfather, Civil Engineer, Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist…
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State Rep. Shawn Thierry switches to GOP, says Democratic Party has “lost its way”
By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2024 “State Rep. Shawn Thierry switches to GOP, says Democratic Party has “lost its way”” was first…
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Over 35,000 voters removed from local election rolls in recent years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Election Department has removed 35,854 people from the local voter rolls in the last few years, based on…
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GOP-led states urge Supreme Court to pause EPA plan meant to cut methane emissions by 80%
Originally Published: 27 AUG 24 15:48 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Republican officials in 24 states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to…
Continue Reading Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began
Originally Published: 27 AUG 24 17:01 ET By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and…
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City of El Paso hosts community meetings on Multipurpose Center ballot measure
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is hosting a series of community meetings to inform residents about the upcoming November ballot measure…
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Trump appears to undercut his campaign’s efforts over microphone rules at debate
Originally Published: 26 AUG 24 07:35 ET Updated: 26 AUG 24 14:35 ET By Kristen Holmes, Priscilla Alvarez, Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN…
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RFK Jr.’s long history of attacking Trump melted away after he endorsed him for president
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suspended his campaign on Friday and endorsed…
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LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”” was first published by The Texas…
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Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2024 “Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state…
Continue Reading Democrats sue to block new GOP-backed Georgia election certification rules
By Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Democrats, with the backing of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, on Monday sued to…
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An El Pasoan’s journey from the Trump White House to Democratic National Convention speaker
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersAugust 20, 2024 At this time four years ago, El Paso native Olivia Troye had just left the Trump White House over…
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Kennedy expected to end his campaign Friday, in talks to endorse Trump
Originally Published: 21 AUG 24 14:07 ET Updated: 21 AUG 24 17:43 ET By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN)…
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Texas Attorney General investigating organizations ‘illegally registering non-citizens to vote’
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he is launching an investigation into “reports that organizations in Texas are…
Continue Reading Congresswoman Veronica Escobar selected as one of the co-chairs for the Democratic National Convention
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has been selected as one of four co-chairs for this year’s Democratic National…
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El Paso City Council approves new budget and no-new-revenue tax rate
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced the adoption of its Fiscal Year 2025 budget, along with the approval of a No-New-Revenue tax…
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Dionne Mack selected to be El Paso’s next city manager
Update: City Council voted 6-2 to make Mack the next city manager. Dionne Mack, who already worked for the City as Deputy City Manager for Quality of…
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