EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hosted a Get Out The Vote event in El Paso. He discussed several propositions set to appear on the ballots in the upcoming Constitutional election in November. Gov. Abbott talked about education, reforming the bail system, border issues, and plans to improve the state’s water
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is running for the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Toulouse Oliver has served as New Mexico Secretary of State since 2016. Before that, Toulouse Oliver served as Bernalillo County Clerk for nearly a decade. The primary election
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by María Méndez, The Texas TribuneSeptember 22, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas voters will get the final say on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot — including
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Early voting begins on Monday for El Paso County for the November 2025 Uniform and Special Election. This ballot will mainly feature 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments, as well as school district votes and some candidate races. The amendments will include property tax cuts for homeowners , businesses, the elderly, disabled homeowners and spouses of veterans.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Early voting for the El Paso County November 2025 Uniform and Special Election starts on Monday, October 20, 2025. Early voting will last until Friday, October 31, 2025. “With twelve days of Early Voting, including Saturday and Sunday, you can choose a time that best fits your schedule,” El Paso
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by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersOctober 5, 2025 On Tuesday, Nov. 4, El Paso County voters will cast their ballots in the uniform election that will primarily feature 17 Texas constitutional amendments, or propositions, including property tax cuts for homeowners and businesses. While the election doesn’t carry many candidate races, voters in some
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat and South Texas native, is launching a run for Texas governor, entering a crowded Democratic primary to challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2026. “Our fight right now is against the billionaires and the corporations who are driving up prices, closing our
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Senator Nicholas Paul announced his resignation today. Paul represents District 33, which covers Ruidoso, the northern part of Alamogordo, areas west of Roswell, and a large swath of land stretching north to Corona. Paul, a Republican, says he needs to prioritize his health and family amid recent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, who represents part of El Paso, sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representative’s chief administrative officer asking that her pay be withheld until federal workers are paid. ve_nopay_caoDownload View the official letter above. “If federal employees aren’t getting paid, Members of Congress shouldn’t either,” Escobar
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich hosted three events in Las Cruces today. Heinrich visited Mayfield Student Health Clinic for a tour and a roundtable. Then he went had a news conference to discuss insurance premiums. Heinrich put health care costs at the center of his visit today. His team says
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez is launching a bid for re-election. Vasquez, who represents New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, is up for re-election in 2026. “From Silver City to Mesilla, Southern New Mexico is my home and the place I deeply care about,” Vasquez said in his campaign announcement. “Following in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Democratic Texas State Representative James Talarico has just announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate. Rep. Talarico made the announcement on X. Click here to see the post. You can also see the campaign post on his website. He will face former U.S. Congressman Colin Allred in the democratic primary.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Starting November 1, 2025, New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost universal child care. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced the new initiative today. The state legislature created the Early Childhood Education and Care
Continue Reading Originally Published: 05 SEP 25 15:21 ET By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas state Rep. James Talarico is poised to launch his campaign for US Senate in the coming days, joining the Democratic primary in a state the party hopes will emerge as competitive in next year’s midterm elections, two sources familiar
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SANTA FE, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling lawmakers into a special session starting October 1, 2025. The aim is to find “solutions and mitigate harm” as the federal government cuts funding. Lawmakers will discuss a package of measures that could include funding for rural health care, making health
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” the governor wrote on X. “This map
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas State Rep. Vince Perez, who represents part of El Paso, says that the Texas House Committee on House Administration sent him a letter assessing $9,354.25 in fines and penalties incurred while Perez was out of the state protesting Republican efforts to pass a new congressional district map. Perez was one
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has five new districts that would favor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7, in collaboration with El Paso Inc., sat down for an interview with El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson to catch up with the business-man-turned-politician about his first eight months in office. ABC-7 and El Paso Inc. interview El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson Watch the full interview with Mayor Johnson in
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By Gabby Birenbaum and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Aug. 21, 2025 “U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Paxton aide turned foe, to run for Texas attorney general” 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.
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By Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2025 “Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout” 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. WATCH: Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas State Representative Claudia Ordaz, who represents part of El Paso, revealed that she was getting IVF treatment during the quorum break organized by state Democratic lawmakers earlier this month. When the quorum break first started, Ordaz announced that she had been excused from attending the legislative session at the
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By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2025 “El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group” 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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At its meeting today, El Paso City Council adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 budget and established a new property tax rate. A city spokesperson says that the rate is the lowest in ten years, standing at $0.759649 per $100 of property value. The city says it expects to reduce its
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State Rep. Nicole Collier is fighting the state’s redistricting plan. By Oren Oppenheim, Olivia Osteen, Meghan Mistry, and Ivan Pereira August 19, 2025, 10:33 AM A trio of Texas Democrats slept overnight in the state house instead of traveling home with a mandated law enforcement escort ordered by the Republican leadership as they continued their peaceful resistance against
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2025 “Texas House Democrats announce return, ending walkout over redistricting plan” 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 By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.. As Newsom and his allies
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By Arlette Saenz, Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Texas Democratic lawmakers signaled their intention on Thursday to end their redistricting standoff and return to Austin, paving the way for Republicans there to pass a redrawing of congressional lines backed by President Donald Trump. In a release Thursday, Texas House Democrats set conditions for heading back
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas State Representative Vince Perez, who represents part of El Paso, told ABC-7 that six marked Texas DPS vehicles showed up to his neighborhood last Friday, stretching the length of the street and worrying his neighbors. Perez is one of several Democrats who left the state last week in an
Continue Reading Originally Published: 12 AUG 25 12:04 ET Updated: 12 AUG 25 15:34 ET By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum is not met in the Texas House of Representatives by Friday. Dozens of Democratic state representatives in Texas
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