LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — According to the latest unofficial numbers from the New Mexico Secretary of State, Fernando Macias is projected to win the Democratic race for the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Doña Ana County. All 190 precincts in the county have reported. As of 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Macias has garnered
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 is following the New Mexico primary election. Watch ABC-7 at 10 tonight for the results. See the full results here.
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By SEAN MURPHY and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press A Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide who then campaigned for her opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry’s defeat
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Update: ABC-7 is projecting that Vince Perez will win Tuesday’s primary runoff election for the Texas House of Representatives District 77 race. He was running against former state legislator Norma Chavez in the Democratic primary. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Oscar Ugarte has taken an early lead in the runoff election for the El Paso
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — In a closely contested race for the Democratic nomination for District Attorney, James Montoya holds the lead over Alma Trejo with 52% of the votes to Trejo’s 48%, according to unofficial results as of 5:47 a.m. Montoya spoke to ABC-7 at his watch party, he emphasized his commitment to resolving
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BY JIM VERTUNO Updated 9:46 PM MDT, May 28, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan won his primary runoff Tuesday to a survive a wave of party turbulence in America’s biggest red state, and anger from the right over last year’s impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Phelan, who finished
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Update (10:06 PM): ABC-7 is projecting that Oscar Ugarte will win the Democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff. He will now go on to take on the Republican candidate in the November election. Update (9:47 PM): ABC-7 is projecting that Frank Almada will win the Democratic primary for El Paso Constable 1. Update (9:34
Continue Reading EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — El Paso voters will head to the polls today to cast their votes in the primary runoff election. The ballot includes several key races for the local community. All voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Democratic voters will choose their candidate for El Paso County
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s your voice, your vote. Happening Tuesday, May 28, it’s the Primary runoff election in the Borderland. It’s happening because some candidates received more than 50% of the vote on Super Tuesday back in March. You’ll have a chance to decide who is going to be the democratic candidate in the
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Early voting for the May 2024 Primary Run Off Election starts today. El Paso voters will decide which candidates will advance to the November general election. The candidates on the ballots are those who did not secure 50% of the votes in the March election. Democratic ballots will include some
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The early voting period for the May 2024 Primary Runoff Election begins Monday. ABC-7 spoke with the El Paso County Elections Department to find out everything you need to know before casting your ballot. What is a runoff election? A runoff election happens when none of the candidates in a
Continue Reading CNN By Betsy Klein, Michael Williams and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, a historically early showdown that will set the tone for the final months of the 2024 campaign. “I’ve received and accepted an
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—The last day to request a Ballot by Mail for the May 2024 Primary Runoff Election is Friday, May 17, 2024. Ballots for this election: Democratic Party races for State Representative District 77, District Attorney, County Sheriff, and Precinct 1 Constable, as well as the Republican Party race for U.S. Representative District
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico is launching a new absentee ballot tracking system. Voters will be able to access information about the delivery and return status of their ballot. “With our new ballot tracking system we’ve improved upon our existing system by now offering more information to voters about where exactly their
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 MAY 24 11:34 ET Updated: 03 MAY 24 19:13 ET By Haley Talbot and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been charged with accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, according to an indictment in federal court in Texas. The alleged
Continue Reading SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, many of you will have a chance to vote on the uniform election, which includes bonds that could increase how much you pay in taxes. Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find out where to vote and sample ballots here. If
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 MAY 24 11:34 ET Updated: 03 MAY 24 11:56 ET By Haley Talbot and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Friday is expected to announce the indictment of US Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. Cuellar’s home and campaign office in
Continue Reading Originally Published: 30 APR 24 12:16 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce age-verification requirements for porn sites, rejecting a request from the adult entertainment industry to block the law on First Amendment grounds. Texas’ law requires any website that publishes a substantial amount of content that is
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Congressman Rod Montoya and State Rep. Larry Scott toured the border today with the Western States Sheriffs’ Association, they were also joined by several other New Mexico State Representatives. The visit aims to “provide members of the legislature with a full understanding of the impacts the open border
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Financial Oversight & Audit Committee (FOAC) has released previously unseen reports regarding tax-payer funded gas card and P-Card usage among city representatives and certain city employees. The reports found more of what the audits call “excessive” gas card usage from multiple city representatives. FOAC completed these additional audits
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Stephen Lopez will join the Dona Ana County Board of Commissioner team as interim county manager starting May 1, 2024. “Lopez brings over three decades of extensive experience in law enforcement, emergency management and academia to his new role,” the county explained in a news release Thursday. Starting
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By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2024 “Gov. Greg Abbott suggests he wants to bar transgender teachers from dressing in line with their gender identity” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
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By Sneha Dey and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2024 “Police arrest pro-Palestine protesters on UT-Austin campus” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas
Continue Reading Originally Published: 22 APR 24 13:44 ET By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — An appeals court in Texas ruled in favor of Sidney Powell last week, upholding a state court judge’s ruling that tossed out an attorney discipline petition against the lawyer for her involvement in former President Donald Trump’s election reversal efforts. Powell stands out as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday is the first day of the early voting period for the May 2024 Uniform and Special Election. Ballots for this election include the Lower Valley Water District, Canutillo Independent School District, and City of San Elizario. There are 8 early voting locations. Information for the nearest location to you
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UPDATE: Lisa Wise, El Paso County elections administrator, confirmed to ABC-7 that the county was asked to pay a 35% increase of $35,000 by VOTEC. Wise told ABC-7 that the county has used VOTEC since 2010 and would have to pay in order to keep the company’s services this year. “The path we’ve decided to
Continue Reading Originally Published: 26 MAR 24 15:43 ET By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday struck a deal with prosecutors investigating him for felony securities fraud, closing a legal saga that has dogged the state’s top law-enforcement officer and close ally of former President Donald Trump for nearly a decade. Special
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Following the city’s decision to not renew the licensing agreement with the El Paso Zoological Society, the society was forced to vacate zoo grounds by March 17. Before deciding not to extend the agreement, the city audited the nonprofit organization and revealed in a report that the Zoological Society had
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – State Senator César J. Blanco held his 10th Annual Citizenship workshop. It happened in partnership with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and Estrella Del Paso. They provided guidance and support to individuals on their journey to attaining U.S. Citizenship. The Citizenship Workshop offered assistance with the N-400 application, a critical
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Update: City Council offered the position to Ikani Taumoepeau. If Taumoepeau agrees to the tentative offer, he will start April, 1, 2024. “City Council chose Ikani for his experience, knowledge, and his ability to work well with the community, organization, and with Mayor and Council,” said Mayor Eric Enriquez. “Since he joined us three years
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