El Paso mayoral election runoff set for Dec. 12 between Lesser, Margo
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo finished a distant second in a crowded mayoral…
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Court to decide by Friday whether to issue injunction halting EP County Judge Samaniego’s shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — The state’s 34th District Court indicated it planned to rule by Friday morning on a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
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El Paso bar & gym owner faces up to 99 years in prison after arrest on slew of drug charges
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso businessman who owns two gyms and five restaurant-bars was arrested Wednesday on numerous drug charges including an…
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2 El Paso citizen collection stations for trash, recycling closed due to virus illness among employees
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department is making the decision to temporarily close two of its five citizen trash and…
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26-year-old man hospitalized, ‘expected to survive’ after shooting in south-central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and wounded in south-central El Paso on Tuesday night, police said. The shooting happened along the 4500 block of…
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Leeser finishes with huge lead in El Paso mayor’s race, headed to runoff with distant 2nd finisher Margo
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – Former El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser built a huge lead in a crowded mayoral…
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‘Hospitals near break point’: El Paso shatters record with 3,100 new virus cases; hospitalizations top 1,000
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported 3,100 new cases in the county on Wednesday morning, shattering a previous daily…
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Texas’ 23rd Congressional seat stays in GOP’s hands with Gonzales win over Ortiz Jones
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Republican Tony Gonzales has won election to U.S. House in Texas’ 23rd…
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Ex-cop Rivera cruises to easy re-election in EP District 7
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – City Council District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera crusied to an easy…
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Gutierrez, Annello headed to runoff in Council District 2
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas – Retired city employee Miriam “Judy” Gutierrez beat incumbent Alexsandra…
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Incumbent Hernandez scores easy re-election in El Paso Council District 3
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — After being forced into a runoff in a special election last year, incumbent…
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Embattled Morgan headed to runoff in crowded District 4
EL PASO, Texas – Embattled Council District 4 incumbent Sam Morgan appears headed to a runoff in his bid for re-election. Morgan, who is facing…
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Escobar cruises to 2nd term in Congress representing El Paso
COMPLETE RESULTS: Click here for full election results EL PASO, Texas — Democrat Veronica Escobar has won re-election to U.S. House in Texas’ 16th…
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On eve of court hearing, Abbott claims Samaniego ‘failed to do job’ and ‘illegally’ gave shutdown order
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego “failed to do his job” and claimed is “now…
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UTEP football game Saturday canceled due to a lack of healthy Florida International players
EL PASO, Texas – Per a news release from Florida International, this Saturday’s UTEP vs. FIU game has been canceled. https://t.co/ugTk4cnnII—…
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El Paso man arrested after police say he crashed into wall, fled scene and left woman to die
EL PASO, Texas – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after they say he crashed into a rock wall, fled the scene and left a passenger to die last…
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Walmart store in El Paso’s Lower Valley closes for deep clean due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas – The Walmart supercenter at 9441 Alameda in the Lower Valley has been temporarily closed to deal with the surge in coronavirus…
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Teen arrested after trying to smuggle meth hidden in shoes across border into El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A 17-year-old was arrested after he allegedly hid more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his shoes and groin area and tried to…
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Khalid encourages El Pasoans who haven’t voted yet to cast their ballot
EL PASO, Texas — El Pasoans who haven’t voted yet are being encouraged by Borderland native R&B superstar Khalid to do so. On Tuesday, he…
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El Paso police put up security barriers in apparent precaution against election unrest
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department has put up security barricades around its regional command centers on Election Day as part of what…
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EPISD to reopen campuses for select group of students next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District will be opening up all of its campuses to a select group of students next Monday.…
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El Paso State Rep. Joe Moody seeks to be next Texas House Speaker
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso State Representative Joe Moody announced his candidacy for Texas House Speaker Tuesday morning. The Democrat is…
Continue Reading El Paso just shy of reaching 1,000 in hospitals; 4 new virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, and 998 total hospitalizations due to…
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El Paso chef makes it his mission to feed frontline emergency workers
EL PASO, Texas — With the pandemic putting a halt on many local restaurants, one El Paso chef is lucky to be receiving a contract job – but it’s a…
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Texas liquor agents crackdown on El Paso bar-restaurants: 2 licenses suspended, 8 warnings issued
EL PASO, Texas — For the past week, a group of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents have been busy helping law enforcement agencies in El Paso…
Continue Reading El Paso County Commissioners show support for judge’s shutdown order, worry about grim winter
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court met for the first time Monday in the wake of County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s shutdown order for…
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San Elizario says city marshals will help enforce county lockdown order, calls on schools not to reopen
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – The city of San Elizario announced Monday that it is supporting El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s health order…
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El Paso ISD students practice voting in mock presidential election
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students are getting a taste exercising their civic duty. The El Paso Independent School District is holding a mock…
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8 women arrested following series of El Paso massage parlor raids
(Editor’s note: You can scroll through the mugshots of those arrested in the photo gallery above.) EL PASO, Texas – Eight women have been arrested…
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El Paso County Medical Society supports judge’s lockdown order, calls on city to enforce it
El PASO, Texas — The top professional organization for doctors in El Paso has written an open letter supporting the two-week stay at home order…
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