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County trash drop-off event in far east El Paso Count

by Javier Gutierrez

Saturday, May 8th 2021

El Paso, TX (CBS4) — The El Paso County Public Works Department is getting the community involved in upkeeping the city’s landscape.


Today they hosted a county wide trash drop-off event in the East Montana area on Van Lane.

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Cookout held at downtown jail in honor of Detention Officers Week

by Erika Esquivel

Thursday, May 6th 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County Commissioner Carl Robinson and Commissioner Iliana Holguin and Carlos Leon hosted a cookout at the El Paso County Jail for Detention Officers Week.


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Fireworks vendors willing to give up rockets and missiles to continue sales in El Paso County

by: Aaron Montes

Posted: May 3, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court may implement an outright ban on sales of fireworks this summer but vendors are asking for some leeway.





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Cambian estrategia de vacunació

Roberto Carrillo

lunes, 03 mayo 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Department of State Health Services officials say the state will receive less vaccine this week due to a decrease of roughly 350,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.




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El Paso leaders consider new methods to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

by Alyssa Bethencourt

Thursday, April 29th 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — This week, El Paso received its largest allotment of COVID-19 vaccines to date, nearly 43,000 vaccines.


Despite the increase in vaccine doses, El Paso leaders say the pace of vaccination is falling off too quickly despite their efforts.




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Abre Holguín despacho en Fabens

Jaime Torres

viernes, 16 abril 2021

Con el fin de cubrir las necesidades y escuchar a la comunidad, la comisionada del Precinto 3 inauguró una oficina satélite



Para ampliar la cobertura del servicio público y atender las necesidades de los residentes del Valle Bajo, la comisionada por el Precinto 3, Iliana Holguín, abrió una nueva oficina satélite en el poblado de Fabens, Texas.

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Despite J&J production setback, El Paso officials say county will adapt to meet vaccination needs

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April 12, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas Department of State Health Services officials say the state will receive less vaccine this week due to a decrease of roughly 350,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.




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COUNTY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOLGUIN FIGHTS

FOR VACCINE EQUITY

Saturday, April 10th 2021


El Paso, Texas  — Like the rest of the country, El Paso County eagerly awaited the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine. As vaccines began arriving in late December and early January, local entities such as the El Paso Fire Department, University Medical Center and various smaller providers began implementing their plans to effectively and efficiently administer as many vaccines as possible as quickly as possible.

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ESCOBAR PUSHES ‘HUMANE’ APPROACH TO IMMIGRATION AS CRITICS WARN ABOUT ‘GROWING BORDER CRISIS’

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Apr 7, 2021 

WASHINGTON – Advocates believe new federal legislation introduced by El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar aiming to set humane standards for future immigration policies could pave a path forward for the city to benefit from immigration rather than get overwhelmed, while critics fear it’s a “Band-aid” on a “growing border crisis.”

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Aumenta el número de vacunados en comunidades del Condado

by Jaime Torres Valadez

sábado, 03 abril 2021 | 06:00


Alrededor de dos mil vacunas contra Covid-19 fueron aplicadas a residentes de las comunidades Anthony, Canutillo, Vinton y West Way el día jueves por parte del personal del Servicio de Emergencias del Condado de El Paso y el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Estado de Texas (DSHS).


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Hundreds line up for Montana Vista COVID-19 vaccine first-come basis clinic

by Adriana Candelaria

Friday, March 26th 2021


MONTANA VISTA, Texas (KFOX14) — Nearly 1,400 people received their COVID-19 vaccine Friday after the County of El Paso opened up the doses for adults 18 years and older on a first-come, first-serve basis.


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El Paso County administering 1,200 Covid vaccines Friday in Montana Vista

By 

March 26, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County is trying to get more rural residents vaccinated against COVID-19. The county is hosting a vaccine clinic Friday in Montana Vista. Anyone age 18 or older who lives in the area is eligible for a dose.


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Vacunan a habitantes de zonas rurales

by Jaime Torres

lunes, 22 marzo 2021


Para atender a las poblaciones vulnerables que residen en zonas rurales de la región, el Condado de El Paso en coordinación con personal del Departamento Estatal de Servicios de Salud administró 800 vacunas a igual número de personas en las comunidades del Valle Bajo.



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Aplican 800 dosis de vacuna contra Covid-19 en Tornillo

by Manuel Ortega

viernes, mazo 19, 2020


La comunidad del poblado rural de Tornillo, en el condado de El Paso, pudo ser acreedora a la vacuna contra el Covid-19 mediante una clínica móvil de vacunación.



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Feds Lean On Cash-Strapped Border Towns To COVID Test Migrants

By Alexandra Miller and Ben Schamisso

March 17, 2021

Local officials and NGOs are financing and managing the testing of dozens of migrant families released to them daily by U.S. Border Patrol.


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El Paso reallocating COVID-19 vaccines meant for community clinics elsewhere

by Adriana Candelaria

Monday, March 15th 2021

Varios funcionarios electos de esta comunidad presentaron una solicitud formal al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) pidiendo el regreso inmediato a Estados Unidos de una testigo


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El Paso County approves memorial sign in honor of fallen Deputy Peter Herrera

By: Aaron Montes

Monday, March 8, 2021


EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — El Paso County lawmakers are starting to take on the complicated process of redistricting since the 2020 Census is complete. 



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Hospitals of Providence working with local leaders to get community’s most vulnerable vaccinated

By: KTSM Staff

Posted: Mar 6, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Hospitals of Providence, local community groups and elected leaders are working to ensure the most vulnerable receive COVID-19 vaccines.




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La vacunación no llega a las zonas rurales del Condado

By Molly Smith

sábado, 06 marzo 2021 

Aunque los códigos postales del lado Oeste y Valle Alto –79922, 79912, 79932 y 79911– albergan al 14 por ciento de la población del Condado, representan el 22 por ciento de las personas que habían recibido al menos una dosis hasta el 1 de marzo.





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COVID-19 vaccines flow to El Paso's west side, rural areas left behind

By Molly Smith

Thursday, March 4th 2021


El Paso’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is marked by glaring inequality, with about one in five first vaccines going to people in wealthier West El Paso ZIP codes, according to an El Paso Matters analysis of state data released Monday.

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Rural areas of El Paso Co. struggle with internet  connectivity, access

by Alyssa Bethencourt

Monday, February 22nd 2021

Varios funcionarios electos de esta comunidad presentaron una solicitud formal al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) pidiendo el regreso inmediato a Estados Unidos de una testigo




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El Paso County looks at creating redistricting commission

by Gabrielle Caracciolo

Thursday, February 18th 2021 

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — El Paso County lawmakers are starting to take on the complicated process of redistricting since the 2020 Census is complete. 



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El Paso elected officials call for deported Aug. 3 victim to be returned

by Staff

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A group of city, county and state elected representatives say they want to see the deported Aug. 3 victim back in the United States.

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Built in the Borderland has fun this week at the El Paso Zoo, talks with local filmmakers

by Robert Holguin

Sunday, February 7th 2021 

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — On this week's edition of Built in the Borderland, Robert Holguin tackles a wide range of topics.  At the 17:05 video mark. 



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El Paso County rural communities to have access to vaccines by mid-to-late February

By Brianna Chavez

Friday, January 29, 2021

EL PASO, Texas -- Residents who live in rural parts of El Paso County could have access to Covid-19 vaccines by mid-or-late February.



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En Corte de los tiguas, jura cargo comisionada

 Jaime Torres

domingo, 03 enero 2021

Iliana Holguín tomó posesión de su cargo como nueva comisionada por el Precinto 3, luego de que la juez Linda Chew le administrara el juramento de ley, durante una ceremonia efectuada en la Corte de la comunidad Tigua, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.

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Holguin beats Perez in Democratic runoff for

El Paso County Precinct 3 commissioner

Eleanor Dearman

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

El Paso immigration attorney Iliana Holguin defeated incumbent Vince Perez in the Democratic runoff for Precinct 3 county commissioner. 

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UMC seeks to vaccinate overlooked ‘super seniors’ in El Paso County

by Dylan McKim

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 

EL PASO, Texas -- University Medical Center health officials say they are working to create greater access to the vaccine for individuals living in the outskirts of El Paso County.

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El Paso leaders call for return of Walmart mass shooting witness deported to Juarez

by Aaron Martinez

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

El Paso leaders are demanding the return of a witness to the Walmart mass shooting who was deported to Mexico by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.



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Fabens receives needed COVID-19 vaccines

by Vania Castillo

Saturday, February 6th 2021 

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — The University Medical Center Fabens Clinic received 200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.




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Volunteers at El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank honor MLK Day of Service

 by staff

 Monday, January 18th 2021 

EL PASO, Texas KFOX14/CBS4) — At El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank on Monday, volunteers honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King by participating in a day of service.

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Immigration court backlog hits record levels

as hearings postponed due to COVID-19

 Julian Resendiz

Thursday, December 24, 2020

The backlog at U.S. immigration courts reached a record 1,281,586 cases at the end of November, as new filings continue to outpace completions, according to a new report.

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Health officials say El Paso ahead of state in vaccine rollout, Commissioner criticizes Immunize El Paso

 by: Aaron Montes

Monday, January 4, 2021

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso health officials say the area is ahead of the state distributing its allotted doses of vaccines for COVID-19, but county commissioners want to see the remaining doses get to the public.

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Piden líderes locales regreso de testigo

Ivanna Leos

miércoles, 10 febrero 2021 

Varios funcionarios electos de esta comunidad presentaron una solicitud formal al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) pidiendo el regreso inmediato a Estados Unidos de una testigo



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Months after purchase, El Paso using $37.5 million vaccine clinics for other purposes

by Keenan Willard, Monday, February 8th 2021 

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — El Paso County lawmakers are starting to take on the complicated process of redistricting since the 2020 Census is complete. 




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Disponen 10 mdd para apoyar a negocios pequeños

Jaime Torres

lunes, 01 febrero 2021

Comercios fuera del límite de la ciudad, así como aquellos operados por mujeres o veteranos tendrán prioridad en ayuda vs estragos de pandemia


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Election results: Iliana Holguin wins the

County Commissioner Precinct 3 race

Maria Cortes Gonzalez

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Democrat Iliana Holguin and her family celebrated her win in the El Paso County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 race Tuesday night with some barbecue sent by her neighbors.

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