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Jul 3, 2024 | 
tucsonsentinel.com | Robert Moore |Cindy Ramirez
El Paso Matters An El Paso district court judge has denied Texas Attorney General KenPaxton’s efforts to shut down the Annunciation House network of migrantshelters in El Paso, saying the state was harassing its employees andguests.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Thousands of free books will be distributed to children during the annual Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros this weekend. The event, which in English means Children’s Day/Book Day, honors the Latin American day honoring children and emphasizes learning.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
kvia.com | Cindy Ramirez
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersApril 17, 2024The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a worldwide day of education about environmental issues facing the planet. In the Borderland, you can participate in an array of events to mark the day:“Planet v. Plastic” is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the city of El Paso’s Municipal Services Center, 7968 San Paulo Drive in the Lower Valley.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Earth Day Celebrations: Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a worldwide day of education about environmental issues facing the planet. In the Borderland, you can participate in an array of events to mark the day:“Planet v. Plastic” is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the city of El Paso’s Municipal Services Center, 7968 San Paulo Drive in the Lower Valley.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
Christina Sanchez, who was effectively elected as El Paso County attorney in March, will take the position six months early. The El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday unanimously accepted the resignation of longtime County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal, effective June 7. The court also unanimously approved directing staff to prepare an item to appoint Sanchez to fulfill the remainder of the term through Dec. 31. No date for the official appointment has been set.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
Some El Paso County voters will see two elections next month – the May 28 primary runoff to decide party nominees in some races, as well as a May 4 uniform election specific to some political subdivisions that include a school bond, a town council and a water district bond proposal. So what’s the difference between the two? Here’s a rundown on why the May 4 election is open to only a few county voters.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. History Museum Explores Indigenous Gender Identity: “Dualidad: Indigenous Gender Identity in the American Southwest and Mexico” is on exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History, 510 N.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
On Tuesday, May 28, El Paso voters will cast ballots in the 2024 primary runoff election, deciding the Democratic nominees for district attorney, county sheriff, District 77 state representative and Precinct 1 constable, as well as the Republican nominee for District 23 U.S. representative. A runoff was necessary in March primary races where no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote, leaving the two candidates with the highest number of votes to face off again.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
elpasomatters.org | Cindy Ramirez
This is your weekly update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. FloraFest Celebrates 30 Years This Weekend: The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens this weekend will celebrate the 30th anniversary of FloraFest, the one-day spring native plant sale that serves as fundraiser for the gardens. FloraFest is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the Undergraduate Learning Center Plaza at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
kvia.com | Cindy Ramirez
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersMarch 19, 2024By Cindy Ramirez/ El Paso Matters / A joint investigation with La Verdad and Lighthouse ReportsHaz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español. Cristhian was all but dead at 23, intubated and under an induced coma. As he lay on a hospital bed struggling to survive, his family had begun to mourn him from more than 2,200 miles away. They thought he was dead. His parents, Samuel and Serafina, believed they had lost the youngest of their seven children.
