El Paso County's $324M capital projects bonds vie for attention on crowded election ballot
Editor’s note: The story has been updated with several changes: To correct the El Paso County Republican Party's stand on the city's arena bond revocation proposition; to add El Paso County's costs associated with its bond informational campaign, and to add that county commissioners and county staff have handled the informational campaign. To vote for or against about $720 million worth of property tax-supported bond projects is the question facing El Paso County voters on the lengthy...
El Paso Garment Factory Hiring Handicapped For New Contracts
An El Paso owned garment factory, known for employing handicapped people and one of the cities last, is hiring after being awarded 2 huge military contracts. Industries has 570 employees on staff, 75% of which have severe disabilities including some employees who are blind. That number is about to rise by around 130 peeps.
Business group touts El Paso UMC's $397M bond projects vote as anti-taxers fight it
Voting in favor of the University Medical Center of El Paso’s $397 million projects bond issue on the Nov. 5 election ballot is an easy decision for El Paso real estate developer Will Harvey. “To me, it’s a no-brainer for our community. I can’t believe we don’t have some of the (medical care) stuff,” most notably a burn center and comprehensive cancer care center that are elements of the bond issue, he said. ...
El Paso mayor candidate Renard Johnson’s company paid $277K settlement in discrimination case
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a claim regarding an El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsement. The organization did not endorse any candidates in the 2024 election. A 2018 jury verdict against Marketing and Engineering Technologies International, the company headed by El Paso mayoral candidate Renard Johnson, is reemerging only weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 election. ...
Early voting in Texas underway: How many ballots have been cast so far in El Paso County?
Voters are wasting little time heading to the polls as early voting is underway in El Paso. A lot is at stake in the upcoming general election. At the national level, voters will elect Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or former Republican President Donald Trump to lead the nation for the next four years. Texans will also be deciding whether to give incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz another term in the U.S. Senate or hand the keys...
El Paso voters face long lines on first day of early voting as competitive races begin
Early voting is underway in El Paso, and voters are already making a mad dash to the polls. Voting centers across El Paso were inundated Monday, Oct. 21, as the first day of early voting kicked off ahead of Nov. 5 General Election. Along with electing the next president and other key national seats, El Paso voters are weighing in on a wide slate of local races poised to cause significant shifts in the Borderland political world. ...
Franklin High School students released after water issue, El Paso Water investigating
Students were released early from Franklin High School after classes were canceled due to a water utility issue. A message sent to parents on Thursday, Oct. 24, informed them that students needed to be picked up at 1 p.m. and all extracurricular activities were canceled. The El Paso Independent School District is working with El Paso Water to resolve the issue, according to a statement released by EPISD. ...