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Property valuations in Texas are supposed to be complete now that the July deadline has passed. The next step is as hard as arguing over what a house is worth, as cities, counties, school districts …
August, 2020
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1 August
Op-Ed: August 3rd – A Before and After story for us all
Try to think back to August 2, 2019. I know many of you do. Or how about the morning of August 3, 2019? I do—a lot. Memories of a normal Saturday: of ‘to do lists’ …
July, 2020
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31 July
Open Letter: In remembrance of the August 3rd Shooting, UMC and El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundations Honor the Two Hospitals It Serves
We at University Medical Center and El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundations stand in awe, gratitude and solemn appreciation for the two hospitals we serve. We are deeply proud of our association with the District’s hospital …
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27 July
Op-Ed: Frontline workers across Texas deserve hazard pay during COVID-19 Pandemic
Frontline Texas workers are getting hammered with COVID cases. Caring for our most vulnerable adults, with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities, they remain intrepid but need to be paid more than $10 per hour. We …
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27 July
Hurd on the Hill: Preserving America’s National Parks, Public Lands
Up until I was 20 years old, the only thing that came to my mind when I thought of nature was a painful jellyfish sting I received as a kid during my family’s only summer …
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24 July
Op-Ed: With anniversary of Aug. 3 Massacre near, ‘El Paso Strong’ can be a call for all to unite against racism, hatred
As our great country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and a push for racial justice continues to make headlines, common messages such as “Black and Brown” and “Tu Lucha Es Mi Lucha” (My Fight is …
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24 July
Op-Ed: Re-opening of schools – Disaster lurking around the Covid corner
A grade school child’s first day at school is traumatic enough…how will a child feel about going to school with a deadly contagious pandemic going on? Kids know. They aren’t stupid and they do think …
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23 July
Op-Ed: Lessons learned about a gay life in El Paso
At 51 I don’t feel old, but I recognize that I am not young. This realization is something new for me. I never felt the need to stay young forever or live life as I …
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21 July
Op-Ed: El Paso’s Lee Elementary should be renamed Ruben Salazar Elementary School
Ruben Salazar was born in Juárez and raised in El Paso. He graduated from El Paso High School and UTEP back when it was known as Texas Western College. During a time when El Paso …
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20 July
Cornyn: Texans’ feedback invaluable as Senate debates next Relief Bill
WASHINGTON – Monday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the importance of the feedback he received from Texans during the State Work Period as he returns to the Senate to push for …
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13 July
Op-Ed: DFPS Pandemic efforts continue to protect the most vulnerable Texans
Eight months ago, as I drove south from my home in Kansas City and crossed the Oklahoma border, a wide-open Texas lay ahead, a new home for me and my family. But as I began …
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10 July
Analysis: Skip the convention, but get ready for school
The real question for thousands of Texas Republican delegates on the invitation list for what was going to be an in-person state convention next week is just like the one facing parents deciding whether they’re …
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6 July
Poll says Texans’ hopes for quick return to pre-coronavirus life are fading
Texans remain focused on the coronavirus pandemic and are less optimistic about returning the state to normal quickly, according to polling by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas. Most Texas registered voters …
June, 2020
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26 June
Op-Ed: Greater parental controls and conversations are needed to keep children safe online
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, our children are facing a very different summer. With many camps, swimming pools, and events closed or cancelled, the pull toward social media and apps for entertainment is even stronger. …
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26 June
Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz – Remarks on the Suspension of Due Process at the Border
On Thursday, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso was in Ciudad Juárez to inaugurate a project supported by the Border Refugee Assistance Fund that will aid pregnant migrant women in Juárez. …
