Improving traffic flow on the far Eastside and holding the reins on property taxes are the focus for candidates in the El Paso County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 race. Incumbent Carlos Leon…
KTSM News – LCPD increases pay for cadets, officer trainees
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department says it’s still accepting applications for its training academy, and cadets and officer trainees will receive a higher salary starting in January…
El Paso Matters – Q&A: El Paso municipal court No. 5 judicial candidates in Nov. 5 general election
El Paso Municipal Court judges handle Class C misdemeanors and civil parking citations issued within the city limits. Judges are nonpartisan and serve four-year terms. Who’s running for this seat? Mike Herrera…
El Paso Matters – Q&A: El Paso municipal court No. 4 judicial candidates in Nov. 5 general election
El Paso Municipal Court judges handle Class C misdemeanors and civil parking citations issued within the city limits. Judges are nonpartisan and serve four-year terms. Who’s running for this seat? Felix Castañon…
El Paso Matters – Q&A: District 16 U.S. representative candidates in Nov. 5 general election
The 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. District 16 represents most of El Paso County, minus some neighborhoods in the…
Texas Monthly – Republicans put up little fight in Henry Cuellar’s race after indictment
Republicans declared the Laredo Democrat a target this year after his indictment, but haven’t spent serious money to unseat him. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – These Texans Turned Their Tragedies Into Action. Then They Became Targets.
Amanda Zurawski needed to go for a run. It had been a busy day; Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was in Austin and asked for time with the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas,…
Texas Monthly – Inside Dallas’s Eight-Hour, $800 JFK Assassination Tour
I’m sitting in the back seat of a midnight blue Lincoln Continental convertible that looks almost identical to the one that carried John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Two U.S. flags…
Texas Monthly – Wear Your Finest Crocs to This Reservation-Only Steak Night
Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening, LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue offers what might be the most exclusive meal you can enjoy while wearing shorts and Crocs. Anyone can line up for the…
Texas Monthly – The Mild-Mannered Librarian Who Saved the Big Thicket
Texans You Should Know is a series highlighting overlooked figures and events from Texas history. Some forty miles east of Houston, past the confluence of the Old and Lost rivers, Texas begins to…