EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo has responded to a photograph being circulated on social media. (See it at the bottom of this article.) It shows him and his wife sitting at a table with another couple at an outdoor restaurant. Some have criticized the mayor for ignoring the city’s own advice
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump applauded Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of Texas’ reopening during a White House visit on Thursday. “Gov. Abbott, when you look at the job he’s done in Texas, I rely on his judgment,” Trump said. “Texas is opening up and a lot of places are opening up. And we want
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EL PASO, Texas — A line in the sand: That’s what County Judge Ricardo Samaniego is calling a lack of attention on El Paso at the state level. The judge said in a wide-ranging interview on ABC-7 that the state of Texas is just now making adjustments to bring El Paso into the picture when
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Super PAC working to elect Tea Party-leaning candidates in U.S. House races is spending $100,000 to help a southern New Mexico hopeful, according to a website that tracks outside spending on races. Political Moneyline reports that the House Freedom Action Super PAC is funding digital ads in support of former
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A candidate in a contentious Republican U.S. House primary in southern New Mexico is calling for one of her opponents to withdraw amid an increasingly personal and nasty contest. Oil executive Claire Chase is demanding that former state lawmaker Yvette Herrell exit the race over accusations Herrell was pushing false
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Election authorities have started distribing absentee ballots in a concerted effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission at polling places in New Mexico’s June 2 primary. The first trickle of voting started on Tuesday at the offices of 33 county clerks throughout the state, where ballots can be filled
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is ordering workers at retail stores and restaurants to wear face coverings as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19, she announced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The requirement is starting with big box stores and major grocery stores on Wednesday and extends
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AUSTIN, Texas — During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that “cosmetology salons, barbershops, hair salons, nail salons and tanning salons” may reopen this Friday, May 8 under certain restrictions. Hair stylists will be able to only work with one customer at a time. People waiting in barber shops will have
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thedailybeast · Gov. Greg Abbott Speaks About COVID-19 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledges that coronavirus cases will undoubtedly increase as a result of reopening the state but added that he did not consider it a “decisive” factor in making his determination to proceed. That’s according to an audio recording published Tuesday by
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — As New Mexico voters begin casting their ballots in person for the June primary election, the Doña Ana County clerk is urging voters to vote by mail if possible. “The safest way, the way that I know that we can maximize safety for everyone connected to the pandemic is
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Former President George W. Bush called for an end to partisanship in the nation’s continued battle against the coronavirus pandemic, a message that was swiftly rejected by President Donald Trump, who attacked the 43rd president for not coming to his defense during the impeachment trial. The episode starkly underlines how Trump views his role as
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GALLUP, New Mexico — New Mexico’s governor, who invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to seal off all roads to non-essential traffic in one of the largest communities bordering the Navajo Nation, said Sunday that she was extending that order due to the surging coronavirus outbreak there. “An emergency declaration requested by the mayor of
Continue Reading GALLUP, New Mexico — The governor of New Mexico invoked the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday as she sealed off all roads to non-essential traffic in the city of Gallup to help control a surging coronavirus outbreak in the former trading post city on the outskirts of the Navajo Nation. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A group of about 30 protesters took to the sidewalk outside the Las Cruces City Hall on Friday to demand that the state reopen. “The lockdown is more deadly and more lethal than the virus we’re fighting,” said Tim DeGroat. “People are hurting. They need to get back to work
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republican U.S. House candidates in a crucial race in southern New Mexico say they want to participate in televised and radio debates as they seek to convince GOP voters who is the most pro-President Donald Trump. Oil executive Claire Chase last week challenged to her two GOP opponents to participate
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Thursday afternoon to officially announce her decision to extend the state’s stay-at-home order related to the coronavirus pandemic. The governor’s current order was set to expire Thursday, but she extended it until May 15. However, Lujan Grisham did amend her directives effective
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s top finance official is leaving the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state anticipates a budget crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Finance and Administration Secretary Olivia Padilla-Jackson told agency staff in the email this week that she will leave her position at the end of
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Amid the deadliest day to date for El Paso during the coronavirus pandemic, with four new deaths in 24 hours, Mayor Dee Margo said the Borderland has not reached its’ peak. Graphing done by the city shows a slow increase in cases, but the decline has not yet started and local
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and county officials announced two new coronavirus deaths and 28 more cases on Tuesday evening while reluctantly lifting the “stay home, work safe” order as of Friday to comply with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directives to start reopening the state. While the city/county stay-at-home order will be lifted,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A spokeswoman for the New Mexico governor’s office said the public’s attendance in chambers at a meeting of the Doña Ana County Commissioners on Tuesday violated the state public health order. Nora Meyers Sackett called the dozens of people attending the meeting in person “very troubling.” “Per the public health
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — From the village of Hatch to the city of Sunland Park, business owners across Doña Ana County desperately want to open their doors to customers. “It has hurt our business tremendously,” admitted Eddie Ortega, manager of the State Line, an iconic New Mexico restaurant that sits just beyond the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s elected state leaders are calling for the governor to take action to protect employees and patients at the El Paso Psychiatric Center. “The delegation is concerned with the health of the residents and the employees at the facilities who are front line workers and providing care, and continuing to
Continue Reading Here’s a summary is what Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled…. Texas governor says he will allow the state stay-home order to expire on April 30.Governor says retail, restaurants, theaters, museums, libraries, churches can open at 25% occupancy on May 1.Outdoor sports such as golf and tennis are allowed, as long as four participants or less.Governor
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Republican candidates vying to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for a crucial southern New Mexico seat have released dueling ads disparaging the other for being a fake supporter for President Donald Trump. With more than a month to go before the June 2 primary, oil executive Claire
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ economy is taking a catastrophic hit — and hundreds of thousands of Texans are out of work — as officials shutter businesses and limit some establishment’s operations to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. But while Texans’ optimism about the state’s economy has fallen, they largely support those measures, according to the latest University
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AUSTIN, Texas — Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden by five points in Texas if the presidential race were held now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. In a Trump-Biden contest, Democratic and Republican voters overwhelmingly back their own party’s candidate. But independent voters are on the fence, with 39% favoring Trump,
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EL PASO, Texas — A group of about 100 protesters gathered in downtown El Paso on Saturday, defying stay-at-home and social distancing orders, to stage an ‘Open Texas’ rally aimed at putting pressure on state and local officials to reopen the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The group chanted “Open Texas” at times, as some motorists along
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces City Council voted on Friday to extend the city’s emergency proclamation until at least May 15th. Resolution No. 20-147 will also automatically extend the city’s emergency proclamation with any extensions of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stay-at-home order, city staff confirmed. “No further action would be required of
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials on Friday showed no signs of backing down on restrictions designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as the number of cases exceeded 2,500 statewide and approached triple digits in the Las Cruces area. As of Friday, New Mexico had a total of
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed in an interview Thursday with ABC-7 that “Texas has done such a good job to slow the spread of the coronavirus” it will make it possible for the state to re-open “massive” amounts of businesses soon. The Republican governor told ABC-7 that an announcement would be coming up
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