SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — More than 80 percent of fire hydrants in Tijuana have been vandalized, don’t work or are obsolete, according to Rafael Carrillo Venegas, the city’s fire department director….
Border Report – Bipartisan bill tackles cartel recruitment of US teens
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Republican from Colorado and a Democrat from New Mexico have filed a bill to educate American high school and middle school students about the dangers…
KTSM News – Man arrested on warrant for aggravated assault with deadly weapon
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) —A 49-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, April 18 on an active personal-recognizance bond revocation warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the El Paso…
KTSM News – Third suspect in deadly shooting involving former NMSU basketball player takes plea deal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KTSM) – Eli’sha Upshaw, one of three University of New Mexico students charged with multiple felonies in relation to a deadly self-defense shooting in November of 2022 that also involved…
El Paso Matters – TEA appoints 2 conservators to help oversee Socorro ISD
The Texas Education Agency appointed two conservators on Thursday to manage the Socorro Independent School District after a state investigation exposed widespread failings for improperly graduating students, failing to disclose a trustee’s…
Border Report – Dubious claims about voting flyers at a migrant camp show how the border is inflaming US politics
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico said it did not create flyers urging migrants to vote for President Joe Biden that were filmed at its shelter in a…
El Paso Matters – Can Texans vote without identification?
Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters is partnering with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine claims about issues shaping our community. NO. Voters are required to show one of seven acceptable forms…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR LEESER MOVES TO ELIMINATE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS!
Anyone who follows City Council meetings has suffered frustration when the Mayor and City Representatives disappear into Executive Session to discuss public business behind closed doors. Our elected City leaders are absolutely…
KTSM News – Mobile home, vehicles catch fire in Montana Vista
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A mobile home and more than one vehicle caught fire on Thursday, April 18 in Montana Vista, El Paso County Emergency Services Public Information Officer Vanessa Guerra…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP JOE MOLINAR ENDORSES LIBERTARIAN RYAN WOODCRAFT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1
Ryan Woodcraft will face tax-and-spend Democrat Jackie Butler and morally bankrupt Republican Claudia Lizette Rodriguez. We need someone on the Commissioners Court who will fight against reckless spending and tax increases with…