AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that abortion will no longer be legal in the state. This comes after the decision of the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe V. Wade, which was a landmark case in 1973 that decided abortions were protected by the constitution. AG Paxton stated that
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Republican Party of Texas over the weekend adopted a resolution at its state convention that rejects President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, further aligning the state party establishment with former President Donald Trump in pushing false election claims. “We reject the certified results of the 2020
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Thursday asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a GOP-led county commission that refused to certify the results of a recent primary election. In the referral to Attorney General Hector Balderas, a fellow Democrat, Oliver said members of the Otero County Commission
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By Katelyn Polantz, Joan Biskupic and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Justice Department has charged the man who was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house in Maryland early Wednesday with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge. The man, Nicholas John Roske, had called emergency authorities saying he was having suicidal thoughts and
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY – A total of 15,400 voters in Doña Ana County cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, reflecting a turnout of 16.35% of registered major party voters, according to the Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office. This marked a decrease from the 2020 election, when 16,200 Doña Ana County residents cast their ballots,
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Embattled incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton beat out Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff as Texas GOP voters picked a beleaguered candidate with legal and personal scandals over the last remaining Bush to serve in public office. Decision Desk called the race early for Paxton, about 40 minutes after
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EL PASO, Texas – Follow this article for updates. Preliminary results as of 10:00 p.m. Texas Attorney General – Republican The Texas Tribune calls the GOP primary runoff race for Texas Attorney General incumbent Ken Paxton. Paxton fended off a challenge from George P. Bush. Texas Attorney General – Democrat Rochelle Mercedes Garza will be
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win the GOP nomination for governor of Arkansas, CNN projects, putting her in strong position to win the governorship in this red state in November. The 39-year-old former Trump White House press secretary enjoyed the support of former President Donald Trump and easily dispatched her sole Republican
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 hosted a forum for the Democratic candidates running for County Commissioner Precinct 4. Incumbent County Commissioner, Carl Robinson, is in a runoff against Sergio Coronado. The candidate who wins in the Democratic primary runoff will faceoff the winner of the Republican primary.
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EL PASO, Texas — Election Day in El Paso kicks off Tuesday. While there are several races to vote for, turnout continues to be an issue. “It’s hard to forecast what the actual number will be, but I assure you that it’s going to be low,” said Dr. Richard Pineda, director of the Sam Donaldson
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 hosted a democratic runoff forum for County Commissioner Precinct 2. Precinct 2 covers part of east El Paso — from west of McRae blvd to the lower valley, central, part of the northeast, and the westside, to Sunland Park Drive. That is the seat currently held by David Stout. He’s
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This is your Friday update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. Election Day is Tuesday for Primary Runoffs: Texas Democrats and Republicans will pick their final 2022 nominees on Tuesday, May 24, when runoff elections from the March 1 primaries will be decided.
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EL PASO, Texas — More than one of every seven mail ballots cast in El Paso for the primary runoff elections were rejected, mostly because of failure to comply with new steps required this year, the county’s election administrator said.That rejection rate is much higher than in previous years, when fewer than 10% of mail
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 hosted a debate for the Democratic candidates for the District 1 State Board of Education. District 1 covers 30 counties in west, central and south Texas — stretching from El Paso to parts of San Antonio. The two democratic candidates are Dr. Melissa Ortega and Laura Marquez. Dr. Ortega
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Texas’ child welfare agency remains blocked from investigating the family of a transgender teen that sued the state in March, but can once again investigate other families that provide gender-affirming care after the Supreme Court of Texas struck down a statewide injunction Friday. Though it overturned the injunction on procedural grounds, the high court raised
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Are you struggling with rising property taxes or housing costs? Our reporter Joshua Fechter would like to hear from you via email. Public schools in Texas are funded largely by local property taxes and, as property values soar in Texas, many property tax bills are also poised to grow. Texas law grants homeowners some tax
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EL PASO, Texas – In under one month Texans will head out to the ballot. In this election, you will notice two state propositions on the ballot that could impact homeowners if passed. The first state proposition on the ballot, if passed, would essentially mean a lower property tax rate for homeowners who are older
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday he will prioritize passing Texas legislation that mimics the recently signed Florida bill referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. That state’s controversial law prohibits classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity for kids below the fourth grade or any instruction that is not “age-appropriate or developmentally
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EL PASO, Texas — The woman in charge of running elections in El Paso county believes there needs to be some type of change to the new voting laws in Texas that were rolled out before the midterm primaries on March 1. Lisa Wise, the El Paso county elections administrator, says voter turnout in March’s
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Unidentified hackers tried to breach the email accounts of election officials in nine states last October in an apparent “coordinated effort” to target election officials, the FBI said Tuesday while asking election officials to be on guard for hacking attempts as the midterms approach. The phishing effort didn’t appear to have
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Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, called the Republican incumbent, Greg Abbott, a “a thug” and an “authoritarian” on Saturday and compared Texas energy executives to Russian oligarchs in a blistering critique that presages an election that is about eight months away. “I just had a chance to meet with the ambassador from
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HARRIS COUNTY, TX — With counting holdups and missed ballots marring what amounted to a low-turnout election, Harris County’s election administrator has announced she is resigning amid pressure from local leaders of both political parties to explain what went wrong in last week’s primary. Houston-area voters saw relatively few issues on election day, but days
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona and Ashley Killough, CNN Republican Rep. Van Taylor of Texas suspended his reelection campaign Wednesday after admitting to an extra-marital affair, which he called the “greatest failure” of his life. His decision to drop his bid for another term in Congress comes one day after Taylor was forced into a runoff for
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Gov. Greg Abbott won his Republican primary outright, capping a year during which he faced vocal challengers from his right. While largely expected, the decisive victory allows Abbott to fully focus on the general election, where he will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke. Decision Desk HQ called both Abbott’s and O’Rourke’s primary wins shortly after 8
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could be headed for a primary runoff, with nearly half the votes counted late Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ. In a field of four candidates, not enough Texas Republican primary voters appear convinced that the two-term incumbent should remain the Republican’s candidate for the job. That could put the
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EL PASO, Texas — Incumbent County Commissioner for Pct. 2, David Stout, appears headed for a runoff with former city employee Judy Gutierrez. Stout has represented Precinct 2 since 2015. At the last update, he had 44% of the vote. Gutierrez has 39% of the vote. Commissioner Precinct 2 covers most of central El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas — Incumbent County Commissioner for Pct. 4, Carl Robinson, appears headed for a runoff against Sergio Coronado. The two candidates were the top vote-getters in the Democratic primary. In one of the closest races of the night, Robinson had 37.36% of the vote, Coronado 37.72%. Coronado was up by only 22 votes
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EL PASO, Texas — Incumbent State Representative Art Fierro gave what sounded like a concession in the race for Texas’s Dist. 79 to his challenger Claudia Ordaz-Perez. After early voting results and the first numbers from election day were released, Ordaz-Perez’s District 79 is leading with 63% of the vote. Fierro is at 37% of
Continue Reading BULLETIN (AP) — Greg Abbott, GOP, nominated Governor, Texas. BULLETIN (AP) — Beto O’Rourke, Dem, nominated Governor, Texas.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County elections office is livestreaming. According to Lisa Wise, the El Paso County Elections Administrator, this livestream requirement was approved during the last legislative session. Essentially, a livestream must be running from the office from the time the ballots go in until they reach the signature verification committee
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