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Maude E. Craig Sampson Williams (February 1880 – March 13, 1958) was an American suffragist, teacher, civil rights leader, and community activist in El Paso, Texas.In June 1918, she formed the El Paso Negro Woman's Civic and Equal Franchise League and requested membership in the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) through the Texas Equal Suffrage Association (TESA), but was ...
Jack Vowell, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995; construction company president in El Paso; Richard C. White, member of the United States House of Representatives, WWII veteran, Marine; Myra Carroll Winkler (1880-1963), first woman to hold elected office in El Paso County. [8] [9]
Joseph C. "Joe" Pickett (born December 6, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in January 2019. [1] Pickett represented the 79th District, which encompasses part of El Paso County.
Thomas D. Westfall (May 14, 1927 – March 7, 2005) was an American politician who served as the mayor of El Paso, Texas for one term from 1979 to 1981. [1]Westfall was born in Decatur, Illinois.
El Paso's well-known muralist Cimi Alvarado has completed a mural marking the Chicano Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s. The mural unveiling will be Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Boys and Girls Club ...
Fierro's hometown is El Paso, Texas. Fierro has attended El Paso Community College and University of Texas at El Paso. His wife is Annabelle Perez, who is a District Court Judge, have one daughter Julianna. He works as a public relations consultant. [1] [2] [3]
Fernando Garcia, founder and executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, [8] was one of the first coordinators of the group originally known as the Border Rights Coalition, or BRC, which was created in the early 1990s by lawyers, civil rights activists, [9] and church groups in El Paso. [10]
Enriquez was born in 1942 in the El Segundo Barrio neighborhood of El Paso, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso, [2] graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts education. [3] He then went on to attend New Mexico State University, [2] where he studied metalwork and graduated with a master's degree. [3]