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Traditionally Democratic and overwhelmingly Hispanic voters on the Texas-Mexico border favored Trump in last November’s election, giving him 12 of the Texas borderlands’ 14 counties, up from just five in 2016. But now, at the crucial 100-day mark into Trump’s 2nd term, that support is waning.
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Relatives of victims killed in the August 3, 2019 attack targeting Latino shoppers expressed fury and forgiveness as the gunman who killed their loved ones is sentenced.
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Victims and families of the people who died in the 2019 attack offered impact testimonies as trial ends. "I have no more room for hate in my heart," said Yvonne Gonzalez, who lost her parents.
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The purchase of two Union Plaza properties are part of a larger plan to expand the Convention Center, according to the city of El Paso.
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The measles outbreak in West Texas has spread to El Paso. Three unvaccinated children are among those infected including a young patient at a family clinic at Fort Bliss.
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Along the Texas-Mexico border where trade is a critical part of the economy there’s relief after USMCA goods from Mexico and Canada were excluded from new tariffs. Most of their exports to the United States are exempt if they conform to the trilateral trade agreement.
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El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya says decision to remove death penalty came after speaking with survivors and families
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El Paso is home to a new $15 million Mexican American Cultural Center. Voters approved a quality-of-life bond in 2012 that included some funding for the center. A huge crowd flocked to the MACC to celebrate the grand opening.
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Trump postponed tariffs on Mexican goods once again last week. As Mexico's president celebrated the delay, some companies rushed to stockpile goods in warehouses along the border ahead of the new April 2nd deadline.
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Richard Parker, an award-winning journalist and author died at his home in El Paso. He was 61. Parker's latest book, “The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story,” examined El Paso’s deep historical significance, portraying the border city as both the birthplace and future of the American narrative.