October 1, 2013 In a Facebook update on Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s page today, he vowed to donate all of his pay during the government shutdown to a veterans organization in El Paso, but he’s not stopping there.
July 31, 2013 Washington D.C. has discovered that one of our local lawmakers is really, really, really ridiculously good-looking!
July 24, 2013 Congressman Beto O'Rourke is not being allowed to be a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus because he is not Hispanic. The CHC's mission is to "voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States". But I guess they don't care about "advancing" the 80% of El Paso Hispanics because we voted in the white guy to represent us. Big ups to you, CHC!
March 21, 2013 Forced budget cuts, also known as sequestration, are affecting the college dreams of thousands of soldiers in the US Army.
The Department of Defense suspended its tuition assistance program, but El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke is trying to change that.
May 24, 2012 The race for a seat in the House of Representatives between incumbent Silvestre Reyes and Beto O’Rourke is quickly becoming one of the most contentious in years. It's also one of the most talked about local races in a very long time.
May 17, 2012 Back in the days before Facebook, Freeway Carpets took to their sign outside the business to air their viewpoint on the happenings of the day. Recently, they weighed in on the race for Texas' 16th Congressional District race.