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
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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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ANTHONY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Anthony, New Mexico City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept the resignation of City Manager Mario Juarez-Infante. Earlier in the year, Juarez-Infante sent his resignation letter to City Trustees. His last day is April 9, 2024, according to the Anthony City Council. Juarez-Infante recently joined the
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By MORGAN LEE, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – An El Paso County media policy that was designed to limit access to public officials will be rescinded temporarily, according to county officials. The move comes after KVIA-TV and others raised transparency questions on behalf of taxpayers. The revised media policy was adopted by the court in September 2023, according to the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Shaharazad Booth filed her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Third Judicial District Attorney in Dona Ana County, New Mexico on March 12. Booth is a former deputy district attorney, a current active member of the federal bar, and a private practitioner of criminal law. According to a news
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Republican Kimberly Skaggs is running against incumbent Nathan Smalls for his New Mexico House of Representatives seat. The election is in November. The mother and business owner says she is a lifelong New Mexican who is looking to build “safe streets, better schools, healthier families, and a stronger economy.” Small
Continue Reading Originally Published: 12 MAR 24 13:49 ET Updated: 12 MAR 24 16:45 ET By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced another package of military aid to Ukraine worth up to $300 million on Tuesday after months of warning there was no money left, with officials saying the new funding became available as a
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Update 03.15.24: As part of its reporting on this story, ABC-7 asked the City to confirm whether Rep. Rivera’s staffer had withdrawn his complaint, and if it had, why the City decided to continue its investigation. Spokeswoman Laura Cruz Acosta responded, “When an employee or former employee files a complaint, it is in the responsibility
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is launching a national search for its new city manager. Former City Manager Tommy Gonzalez left last year. Since then Cary Westin has been acting as interim city manager. He has chosen not to pursue the position on a permanent basis. The City of El Paso hired national
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nancy Casas, the third candidate for district attorney in El Paso’s Democratic primary, is now endorsing front-runner James Montoya. Casas, Montoya, and Alma Trejo were all vying to be the Democratic district attorney candidate against incumbent Bill Hicks in the general election. During the March 5 race, neither Montoya nor
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Super Tuesday numbers are coming in, unofficial numbers show El Paso District Attorney and El Paso County Sheriff democratic primary races will likely head to a runoff election. For El Paso District Attorney democratic nominee, James Montoya and Alma Trejo lead the way. As of 5:50 a.m., Montoya with 37.59%
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Update (10:15 p.m.): Tony Gonzales is likely heading to a runoff election in the U.S. Rep. Dist. 23 Republican primary. Update (9:50 p.m.): The Democratic primaries for El Paso District Attorney, El Paso County Sheriff, and Texas State Rep. Dist. 77 are likely going to runoffs. No candidate managed to obtain a majority of the
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Update: The race appears to be heading to a runoff election. None of the candidates obtained a majority of the votes. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Vincent “Vince” Perez is taking an early lead for the Texas House of Representatives District 77 race. Norma Chávez has close results to Perez and is likely headed to
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Update: The democratic primary for El Paso District Attorney is heading to a runoff election. No candidate was able to obtain a majority of the votes. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three candidates are running for the Democratic nomination in the race for El Paso District Attorney. The three candidates are James Montoya, Nancy Casas,
Continue Reading Update: The democratic primary for El Paso County Sheriff is heading to a runoff election. No candidate was able to obtain a majority of the votes. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County will soon have a new sheriff for the first time in nearly 2 decades after Sheriff Wiles announced his retirement last
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Martin revealed a crucial detail: Texas law prohibits the provision of candidate biographies on the ballot. However, she emphasized that they do offer a vital resource: the sample ballot. “Your personalized sample ballot is just a click away,” Martin encourages, pointing voters to the official website. By entering your precinct
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Amidst the ongoing legal battle over Texas’s Senate Bill 4, there are concerns over the impacts it will have. Some of those concerns are about the potential political implications there are ahead of primary elections. The back-and-forth over whether SB 4 will take effect comes just ahead of Super Tuesday.
Continue Reading Originally Published: 04 MAR 24 16:21 ETUpdated: 04 MAR 24 18:27 ETBy John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze enforcement of Texas’ controversial immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.Justice Samuel Alito issued the administrative hold,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election Day approaches, it’s crucial to be prepared to cast your ballot. Here’s what you need to know: According to El Paso County Elections Department, the following are acceptable forms of photo ID: Texas law requires voters to present one of the following forms of photo identification at the polling
Continue Reading Originally Published: 04 MAR 24 10:02 ET Updated: 04 MAR 24 10:04 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Democratic candidates running for District 77 and County Attorney sat down with ABC-7 before Super Tuesday, March, 5th. Former City Representative Alexsandra Anello, Former Stater Rep. Norma Chavez, Former County Commissioner Vince Perez and Insurance agent Homer Reza are running for District 77 seat. This comes after State Representative Lina
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Democrats and Republicans spoke to ABC-7 Sunday, after a federal appellate court granted a temporary stay on last week’s ruling by a federal judge in Austin. The ruling by Judge David Ezra blocked a controversial Texas immigration law from going into effect on March 5. Texas’s Senate Bill
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 MAR 24 20:38 ET By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will win the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC, CNN projects, after three days of voting in the party’s only capital polling location – a downtown hotel. Haley’s victory – her first of the primary – comes on
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Originally Published: 02 MAR 24 17:40 ET By Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions. The
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