El Paso’s Beto O’Rourke ended his presidential campaign in October, in large part because his fundraising was badly trailing the top Democratic candidates. But one area where O’Rourke dominated in fundraising was in his hometown, raising close to $400,000 in disclosed contributions by Sept. 30, according to Federal Election Commission data. President Donald Trump has […]
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Increasing percentage of El Pasoans lack health insurance
Like the United States and Texas, the percentage of El Pasoans without health care has been on the rise for the past two years, Census Bureau data indicates. The rate of uninsured El Pasoans had declined for three years years after Obamacare took full effect in 2014, falling from 28.4 percent uninsured in 2013 to […]
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Yes, it really was hot last summer
El Paso had 47 days above 100 degrees last year, all between June and August. That’s the fourth-highest number of triple-digit days since 1900. Four of the six years with the most 100-degree days in El Paso have occurred since 2011. August was uniquely hot last year. Nineteen of the 31 days that month topped […]