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COUNTY-WIDE RACES View All >
Three Democratic candidates make push for county judge's seat
January 03, 2010
Three Democratic candidates are making a 60-day sprint to March 2 in the race to become the next El Paso County judge.
El Paso’s new county attorney will do double duty
November 17, 2009
Jo Anne Bernal New Jo Anne Bernal, El Paso’s first female county attorney
Sergio Coronado announces campaign for county judge; election season under way
July 29, 2009
Standing in front of the El Paso County Courthouse and a group of about 15 family members, office staff and supporters, lawyer Sergio Coronado became the first person to formally announce a campaign for county judge, an election only seven months away.
County Commissioner Willie Gandara Jr. questions warrants issued by justice of the peace
June 21, 2009
EL PASO -- Thousands of arrest warrants issued by the Precinct 6 justice of the peace during the past decade may have been executed without providing defendants due process, County Commissioner Willie Gandara Jr. said Sunday.
Teran and Sarinana say goodbye
December 16, 2008
Longtime County Commissioner Miguel Terán started saying his goodbye to county politics after the Dec. 8 Commissioners Court meeting when a retirement party was held in his honor.
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January 30, 2010
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Justice of the peace candidates plentiful
January 06, 2010
The eight justice of the peace positions in the county, which pay $63,500 a year, are a hot commodity in this year's election.
Who’s in, who’s out for March primary
January 03, 2010
Now that the candidates are set for the March 2 primary, forget everything you knew about who was running for what. Or at least some of it.
East-Central city Rep. Emma Acosta chosen to be mayor pro tem
June 25, 2009
EL PASO -- East-Central city Rep. Emma Acosta has been named mayor pro tem in a unanimous vote by her City Council colleagues.
New face joins El Paso City Council on 'Road to Greatness'
June 23, 2009
EL PASO -- El Paso's newest city representative, Carl L. Robinson, pledged to be the "best representative that money can't buy" during his inaugural remarks Monday night at the Plaza Theatre.
POLITICAL NEWS View All >
Texas Democrats release candidates to federal judicial posts
October 08, 2009
Texas Democrats announced the following candidates for federal judicial vacancies:
Gov. Rick Perry vs. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Many undecided on governor
June 25, 2009
Many Republican voters have not taken sides yet in the highly anticipated showdown between Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for the governorship, according to poll results released Wednesday.
Perry expects special session to be short
June 25, 2009
Gov. Rick Perry said today that even though he’s called lawmakers back into special session next week, he doesn’t expect the special session to last more than three or four days.
Sestak: Specter's not a reliable Democrat
May 06, 2009
Congressman Joe Sestak said that he will be taking at least a couple of months before deciding whether to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in a Democratic primary.
Officials apologize for inauguration shut out By BRIAN WESTLEY Associated Press Writer
January 21, 2009
WASHINGTON—Leaders of the Secret Service and Capitol Police apologized Wednesday to thousands of ticket-holders who were shut out of Barack Obama's inauguration.
STATEWIDE RACES View All >
Former President Endorses Hutchison In Texas Governor’s Race
January 22, 2010
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison picked up the endorsement of former President George H. W. Bush Friday in her bid to unseat Texas governor Rick Perry.
U.S. Senator Hutchison and Governor Perry Lose Televised Debate to Texas Tea Party
January 15, 2010
One of the nation's more closely watched races in 2010, the March Republican primary for Governor of Texas
Governor Race a Balancing Act
August 06, 2009
AUSTIN -- Republicans U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry are walking a tightrope heading into their primary, where the winner will emerge the front-runner for the governor race in decidedly red Texas.
A Few Thoughts on Democrats & the Texas Governor's Race
June 24, 2009
Today, 'leading' Democratic candidate Tom Schieffer launched his gubernatorial campaign in Forth Worth, a portion of which he used to represent as a state legislator in the 1970s.
Headlines The Austin Chronical
February 27, 2009
New polls about the 2010 elections on Hutchison/ Perry race
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE RACES View All >
Haggerty remains neutral in key House race
October 03, 2008
Republican state Rep. Pat Haggerty of El Paso is taking his time in endorsing a candidate for his crucial legislative seat in the general election.
Shapleigh wants lawmakers to help Tech find money to open EP med school on time
April 06, 2006
AUSTIN -- Legislators helped Texas A&M University find money to allow its South Texas pharmacy school to open this fall, and state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh said this week that he wants similar help to get the medical school in El Paso open on schedule.
Law enforcement groups endorse candidates
April 02, 2006
Local law enforcement officials announced their endorsements Saturday for the state Senate District 29 race. The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association, the El Paso County Sheriff's Officers' Association and International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 51, have endorsed state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso.

Legislators try to regroup, get to work
March 14, 2006
AUSTIN -- El Paso legislators, bruised and battered from a nasty primary election season, vowed to take off their campaign gloves for the sake of voters and schoolchildren when they go back to Austin to tackle school finance.
Campaign nastiness likely to follow GOPers to Austin
March 12, 2006
AUSTIN — Lawmakers will soon head back to the Capitol to tangle again with the difficult issue of school finance — and their mood has been turned nasty by recent cutthroat politics.
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