(CNN) — A woman who claims she was in a years-long romantic relationship with Herschel Walker says the Republican Senate nominee for Georgia pressured her into having an abortion in 1993, she announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The woman, referred to as Jane Doe to protect her identity, attended the press conference virtually
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that the City Council voted to impose a moratorium for weeds citations for the elderly and the disabled. The Council actually voted to ask the staff to create a plan on how to address weeds on homes owned by people 65 and older, as well
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EL PASO, Texas — Early voting for the 2022 November 8 election in Texas starts Monday and will continue through November 4. For more information on voting locations and times, Election Day Vote Centers, and more, click on the ABC-7 Your Voice Your Vote Voter Guide, or call the El Paso County Elections Office at
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EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is November 8, 2022. El Paso County: Early voting in El Paso is between Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Nov. 4. For early voting locations, hours and maps, click here.For Election Day Vote Centers, click here.For an accessible sample ballot, click here.You can vote at any early voting location.Secretary
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for City of El Paso representative, District 5, the candidates are incumbent Isabel Salcido, Richard Genera and Felix J. Muñoz.
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for City of El Paso representative, District 6, the candidates are Claudia Lizette Rodriguez, Benjamin J. Leyva, Cristian Botello and Art Fierro.
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for United States Representative District 16, Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R) is challenging incumbent Veronica Escobar (D).
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Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points with three days until early voting starts for the election, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. It is one of the wider advantages that Abbott has registered with likely voters in public
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By Tierney Sneed A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Sen. Lindsey Graham’s emergency request that it quash a subpoena for his testimony from the Atlanta-area grand jury investigating efforts to undermine the 2020 election in Georgia. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court judge in ruling that the South
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for City of El Paso representative, District 8, the candidates are Bettina Olivares, Chris Canales, and Rich Wright.
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for City of El Paso representative, District 1, the candidates are Dave Jones, Brian Kennedy, Analisa Cordova Silverstein, Deliris “DMB” Montanez Berrios, Lauren Ferris and Erin Tague. Freddy Klayel Avalos has suspended his campaign.
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FORT WORTH — After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, hundreds of people flooded the streets of downtown Fort Worth, marching, rallying, venting and promising that they’d never stop fighting to restore abortion access in Texas. But by mid-October, on the eve of the voter registration deadline, just a faithful few dozen gathered
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for El Paso City Council, District 1, four of the candidates including Analisa Cordova Silverstein, Brian Kennedy, David Jones, and Lauren Ferris discuss the issues concerning El Pasoans.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — In the race for El Paso City Council, District 8, candidates Rich Wright, Bettina Olivares, and Chris Canales face off as incumbent Cissy Lizarraga is not seeking reelection.
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EL PASO, Texas — In the race for County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4, Blanca Trout (R) is facing off against Sergio Coronado, (D).
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As Election Day nears, ABC-7 got the opportunity to sit down with both candidates in the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s office race: incumbent Sheriff Kim Stewart (D), and her challenger, Byron Hollister (R). They were both asked a myriad of questions regarding issues that both the county and the department
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EL PASO, Texas — Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O’Rourke at UTEP as part of this 15-campus tour of college campuses across Texas. The event will be held at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center on 500 W University Ave. The 5:30 p.m. event is open to the public. To RSVP, click here. The
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Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O’Rourke raised over $25 million from July through late September, and Republican incumbent Greg Abbott raised just less than that, according to figures released Tuesday by both campaigns. It marked the second consecutive period in which O’Rourke outraised Abbott. O’Rourke’s campaign said he collected $25.18 million during the latest period, covering
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EL PASO, Texas — Today is the last day to register to vote in Texas. It’s important for you to register by today if you are planning to vote in the mid-term elections. Texan voters will cast their ballots on everything from the Gubernatorial race to local races for County Judge and State Representative. So how
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EL PASO, Texas — About 6,000 El Paso County voters will receive a new ballots after the originals were found to contain an error according to El Paso Matters. The error: The Texas agriculture commissioner was left out of the ballots that were filed on or before October 4th. If you happened to get one
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso community gathered at EPCC Valle Verde campus Saturday for an open forum to hear from candidates who are vying for District 5 and 6 elections. The open forum was organized by Community First Coalition with the goal of informing the public about the candidate’s positions before early voting
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima Monday announced an ordinance he plans to propose to City Council to establish 300-foot buffers between certain alcohol establishments. The Mayor said his proposal would only apply to standalone liquor stores or stores where alcohol sales consist of more than 50 percent of gross sales.
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EL PASO, Texas — The first and possibly only in-person debate for the Texas governor race was held Friday night, and watch parties were held throughout the city. Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat opponent Beto O’Rourke went head -to-head discussing immigration, gun control, and abortion. Both watch parties were packed with supporters, many of who
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) and his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke will face off in a televised debate Friday at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The two candidates are set to take the stage at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. Abbott is clearly favored to win, leading
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Immigration, abortion, the economy and guns are expected to be major topics of conversation Friday night as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott faces off against his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, in their only planned debate ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Abbott, who is seeking a third term in office, is leading in the polls by
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The Canutillo Independent School District board censured longtime Trustee Blanca Trout on Tuesday night after she was accused of knowingly violating school board policy and Texas election law during Canutillo High School’s homecoming parade. Trout drove her truck, which was draped in banners bearing her name, in the parade, even after she had been told
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke spent his 50th birthday this week behind the wheel of his pickup in Texas, fast approaching a big moment in his uphill climb for governor. While a road trip through college campuses showed how the Democrat continues to draw big crowds — a
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s last-ditch attempt to regain the power of his office to unilaterally prosecute election cases was rejected by the state’s highest criminal court Wednesday. The Court of Criminal Appeals instead upheld its previous ruling that says that the attorney general must get permission from local county prosecutors to pursue cases on
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A Texas Judge ruled that State Attorney General Ken Paxton does not have to appear at a hearing related to an abortion access lawsuit. It comes after Paxton fled his home in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, to avoid being served a subpoena Monday, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. The
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