WATCH: New El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser & City Council are sworn-in to office, hold 1st meeting
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Matters reached out to Mayor-elect Oscar Leeser and council members who will lead the city, beginning with their…
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Graham criticizes Cruz’s bid to dispute election: ‘Zero chance of becoming reality’
WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling the effort by Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republican senators to overturn the…
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Texas’ Ted Cruz among 11 GOP senators who plan to vote against counting electoral votes
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next…
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Federal judge throws out Gohmert’s Texas lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike…
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Pence asks judge to reject Gohmert’s Texas lawsuit asking the VP to interfere in the Electoral College count
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence’s lawyers asked a federal judge Thursday to reject a request from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of…
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Gov. Abbott tells restaurants to defy virus orders in El Paso & Austin banning late night dine-in services
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in El Paso and Travis counties —…
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El Paso Mayor-elect Oscar Leeser loses brother to Covid-19 just weeks after mother’s virus death
EL PASO, Texas — Incoming El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser has now lost a second family member to Covid-19. Word of his older brother’s death comes just…
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Federal judge in Texas weighs legality of DACA, putting the program at risk again
HOUSTON, Texas — Just weeks after a federal court ordered that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals be restored, a judge in Texas heard…
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El Pasoans applaud new stimulus package offering relief to families with mixed immigration status
EL PASO, Texas — With congressional leaders reaching an agreement and approving a $900 billion stimulus relief bill, help could soon be on the way…
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott received the Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday, as newly confirmed cases and hospitalizations continue soaring in the…
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Texas Capitol reopening after being closed over virus fears
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Capitol will reopen to the public in January after being closed for much of the year because of the pandemic, a…
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Houston voter fraud vigilante suspect has Covid-19, his lawyer says
HOUSTON, Texas — A former Houston police captain charged with running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head over a voter fraud…
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Gov. Abbott touts virus vaccine distribution in Texas, says quarter-million doses delivered so far
AUSTIN, Texas — Texans can expect to see “widespread distribution” of Covid-19 vaccines by March to recipients beyond the front-line health care…
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10 states, led by Texas, sue Google for alleged anti-competitive behavior
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and nine other states sued Google on Wednesday, alleging that the company has stifled competition and enjoys…
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Election Results: ABC-7 projects Oscar Leeser winner, Dee Margo concedes in El Paso mayoral race
EL PASO, Texas — Saturday’s runoff election in El Paso decided the city’s mayoral race, the District 2 and District 4 city council seats, and a…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas Attorney General’s election lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC — In an order late Friday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton – and…
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Texas GOP chairman suggests seceding from the U.S. after Supreme Court election decision
WASHINGTON, DC — The Texas state GOP chairman floated the the far-fetched possibility of secession Friday night for ‘law-abiding states’ after a…
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Battleground states issue blistering rebukes to Texas’ lawsuit to invalidate millions of votes
WASHINGTON, DC — Each of the four battleground states targeted by a Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s election…
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Conservatives like John Cornyn who oppose Texas election lawsuit point to states’ rights
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump and 17 Republican attorneys general are supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s audacious…
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Texas agriculture commissioner who opposed mask wearing now has virus
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state official who has been critical of measures ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott in efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic…
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