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Q&A: 120th District Court judge candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 120th District Court in El Paso handles significant felony criminal cases and various civil matters, including contract disputes, property issues, and other complex civil lawsuits. District court judges serve four-year terms and are paid a starting salary of $193,000 a year. ...
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Q&A: 168th District Court judge candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 168th District Court in El Paso handles significant felony criminal cases and various civil matters, including contract disputes, property issues, and other complex civil lawsuits. District court judges serve four-year terms and are paid a starting salary of $193,000 a year. ...
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Q&A: Precinct 4 El Paso county commissioner candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The county commissioner is one of five members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, which sets a tax rate, adopts a budget and makes policy decisions for the county government. The commissioners serve four-year terms and are paid $133,466 a year. Who’s running for this seat...
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Q&A: Precinct 2 El Paso county commissioner candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The county commissioner is one of five members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, which sets a tax rate, adopts a budget and makes policy decisions for the county government. The commissioners serve four-year terms and are paid $133,466 a year. Who’s running for this seat...
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Q&A: El Paso county judge candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The county judge is one of five members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, which sets a tax rate, adopts a budget and makes policy decisions for the county government. The county judge represents all of El Paso County, serves four-year terms and is paid $152,725 a year. W...
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Q&A: District 79 Texas House representative candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives consider proposed laws and resolutions, decide whether to refer proposed constitutional amendments for submission to the voters, file bills that may become state law and appropriate all funds for the operation of state governm...
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Q&A: District 77 Texas House representative candidates in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives consider proposed laws and resolutions, decide whether to refer proposed constitutional amendments for submission to the voters, file bills that may become state law and appropriate all funds for the operation of state governm...
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Q&A: U.S. representative candidates for District 23 in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. District 23 stretches from El Paso’s Lower Valley through West Texas to San Antonio. U.S. representatives serve two-year terms and are paid $174,000 a y...
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Q&A: U.S. representative candidates for District 16 in Nov. 3 midterm election
The 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. District 16 represents most of El Paso County, minus some neighborhoods in the eastern portions of the Lower Valley and East Montana. U.S. representativ...
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El Paso Chamber calls to keep commercial traffic at Bridge of the Americas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Chamber, along with other local business leaders, held a news conference today in Downtown El Paso, calling on local, state, and federal government leaders and officials to reconsider removing commercial traffic from the Bridge of the Americas...
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Q&A: Canutillo ISD trustee candidates in Nov. 3 general election
The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees comprises seven at-large members who serve four-year terms and are unpaid. The trustees annually adopt a budget and tax rate, hire and oversee the superintendent and adopt wide-ranging policies for the 5,600-student dist...
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The fight between the SEC and LSU isn’t over and the Tigers still could be kicked out of the conference
By Dana O’Neil, CNN Birmingham, Alabama (CNN) — In legalese, the SEC on Tuesday filed a response to LSU’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by the conference in September saying that it’s not ready to close the door on the argument because “the dispute remains live.” In m...