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El Paso City Council ends 60-year partnership with Zoological Society | #citycouncil

The city of El Paso is severing ties with the El Paso Zoological Society, the nonprofit that has overseen fundraising, membership, camp programs and volunteers for the El Paso Zoo for the last 60 years. The El Paso City Council voted on Feb. 26 not to renew its 2012 license agreement with the Zoo Society […]

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How would city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez lead El Paso as mayor?

District 3 city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, who is about to term out on the City Council, is the first well-known political figure to enter the El Paso mayoral race. Hernandez announced her campaign for mayor late Wednesday, Jan. 31, only days after El Paso businessman Renard Johnson became the first candidate to enter the race. […]

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City manager search tops upcoming El Paso City Council meeting agenda | #citycouncil

The El Paso City Council is once again set to vote on hiring a firm to head up a national search to find a new, permanent city manager. On Tuesday, City Council is expected to vote on a recommendation to hire Baker Tilly US, a Chicago-based advisory, tax and assurance firm, to conduct the search […]

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Josh Acevedo topples Veronica Carbajal in El Paso City Council contest | #citycouncil

El Paso Independent School District trustee Josh Acevedo will take a seat on the El Paso City Council after his victory in a low-turnout election in the Central and Northeast core of the city. Though only 5.7% showed up to cast ballots, voters in West-Central District 2 elected Acevedo to serve out the remainder of […]

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live coverage of Election Day for El Paso District 2 | #citycouncil

Voters are going to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the Dec. 9 special election for the District 2 race on the El Paso City Council. The election was called following the resignation of current District 2 city Rep. Alexsandra Annello, who is leaving her post to pursue the District 77 seat in […]

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Judy Gutierrez mounting campaign for El Paso City Council District 2 | #citycouncil

The field of candidates in the El Paso City Council District 2 race is growing with the addition of veteran campaigner Judy Gutierrez. Gutierrez will face off against three other opponents — lawyer and activist Veronica Carbajal, school board member Josh Acevedo and perennial candidate Ben Mendoza — in the Dec. 9 special election for […]