An order from El Paso County's top official was extended Wednesday through November. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said Thursday he is ordering a two-week shutdown of all non-essential services for two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19. The county judge said if El Paso numbers drop between the rate of 25 to 29 percent, he will support reopening businesses to a 20 percent capacity. Essential retailers must close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Samaniego also frets about the holidays and insists his temporary order was meant to give hospitals some breathing room and health care a much-needed break. “If activities are prohibited by the Governor’s order, the County cannot allow them.”. The health department is threatening to shut El Paso county down if new cases of coronavirus continue to grow. “It is obvious to us that they have no idea what we’re going through in the hospitals.”. Band together in numbers, they can’t shut you all down. “I, as a small business owner, will not survive another shutdown,” said Gelaine Apuan, … For El Paso, the dire situation reflects the pressing challenges of combating a growing crisis with what some say is an inadequate state strategy and no national strategy. The city also reported a total of 45 new deaths Thursday and Friday caused by the virus. Healthcare workers like Juan Anchondo pushed back, warning: “It’s going to get worse if we continue to set new records everyday with infections, hospitalizations and deaths here in El Paso County with our governor, attorney general and the court as accomplices to this tragedy.”. That includes the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (CNN) The El Paso County Judge has ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential services due to new Covid-19 cases soaring in the Texas community. The shutdown of nonessential businesses in El PasoCounty is paused following a ruling by a state appeals court. Abbott wants bail reform, but shouldn’t forget the need for police reform, There’s a new podcast out about Selena. An additional 360 deaths are under investigation, said County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, who issued the order to shut down the city, a decision met with resistance by Mayor Dee Margo, the state attorney general and Gov. This is a direct violation of @GovAbbott’s executive order. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - El Paso County is at risk for shutting down again, if coronavirus cases continue to increase. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued the shutdown order Oct. 29 in an effort to slow the latest outbreak of COVID-19 here, where total cases since the pandemic began surpassed 70,000 Friday. Alfredo Corchado. People wait outside an El Paso restaurant to pick up their food orders after the county judge ordered a shutdown of nonessential businesses. (@Imchelseat) June 26, 2020. In a single 24-hour period, the day of Baca's shift, Border Patrol's El Paso Sector will have picked up 461 people. Although Samaniego’s attempt to temporarily close nonessential businesses can’t move forward, businesses in El Paso County still must abide by its current restrictions, which limit capacity of most businesses to 50%, keep bars closed and ban restaurants from offering dine-in services after 9 p.m. A state district judge here permitted the El Paso shutdown to stand last week while the issue played out on appeal. Greg Abbott on Friday took his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and scaling back restaurant capacity to 50%. I commend the 8th Court of Appeals for stopping El Paso Co. Judge Samaniego’s shutdown order - pending the final decision on the merits. The decision Friday comes as El Paso County recorded 1,488 new coronavirus cases. I think we need to remember that these patients that we are seeing are alone, that they can’t have visitors. El Paso health officials also announced 16 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,488 new cases, raising the death toll to 741. Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths November 16, the second highest in the U.S., with active cases in El Paso now over … El Paso County received variances to open restaurants, places of worship, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs and others when it had a 14 day average of 25 cases per 100,000. Mother Stephanie Alvarado Sentenced After … A graduate of UTEP, he's also reported from Washington and Cuba. The health department is threatening to shut El Paso county down if new cases of coronavirus continue to grow. The hardest part of the disease is that many won’t ever see family members again. Alfredo Corchado has covered U.S.-Mexico issues for The News since 1993. The eighth court of appeals moved to stop the shutdown that was mandated in late October until a final ruling is … Health care workers warn of a humanitarian disaster that’s bound to get worse as the holidays approach and just weeks before the influenza season gets under way. "This is … Texas opened up way too soon. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. But being obedient is costing me and my employees when the laws are not applied evenly. EL PASO — A state appeals court late Friday again halted El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses that was scheduled to last until Dec. 1. “None of the briefing before us has attempted to tease out any discrete restriction which might compliment or otherwise not conflict … and it would be inappropriate for us to attempt to do so here.”. Latest Stories. El Paso official orders two-week shutdown of non-essential businesses amid Covid-19 surge Places like tattoo parlors, hair salons, nail salons, gyms and massage businesses are … As of Monday, nonessential businesses in New Mexico must close and essential businesses — such as grocery stores, pharmacies, child care facilities, gas stations and others — may remain open for limited operations. ♀️Now we have to shut down again. “This decision was very irresponsible and insensitive to the needs not only of our community, but our health care workers,” Idali Cooper, a registered nurse who works at a pediatric intensive care unit in El Paso, said Friday during a virtual news conference organized by National Nurses United, a labor union with some 150,000 members nationwide. In New Mexico, across the state line from El Paso, Gov. “As the Court aptly put, ‘The public cannot have two sets of rules to live by,’” he wrote in the post. The State is currently operating 8 testing sites across El Paso County. About 1,130 people are hospitalized, including 317 in intensive care, according to city statistics. Greg Abbott’s statewide mandate. State appeals court strikes down El Paso County Judge Samaniego’s shutdown and curfew mandates County of El Paso El Paso County Judge Ricardo Smaniego during a news conference on Covid-19. Yahoo News. Latest Stories. "But as a small-businessman, these lockdowns make no sense when we have to compete with big businesses that remain open. El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has ordered all non-essential businesses shut down to try to slow the spread. 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Paxton did not mention, in his tweet, the death toll or the 70,757 number of COVID cases, more than half of them in last 30 days or so, or 1,132 patients currently hospitalized, straining the healthcare system. “The pain should be felt by everyone. Do you value our journalism? EL PASO — A Texas appeals court in El Paso ruled 2-1 Friday to set aside a county order temporarily shutting down nonessential businesses, … In Juárez, essential businesses, including grocery stores, are limited to one shopper at a time. Greg Abbott reiterates Texas will not shut down again while touting arrival of new coronavirus treatment" was first published by The Texas ... again nodding to the treatments. There are like 10 El Paso County Health employees total. kool1045fm.com| 28d. El Paso County Faces Shutdown In 2 Weeks If Coronavirus Cases Continue To Rise COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A stark warning has been sent out in El Paso County: it could have to rollback variances in two weeks if it does … Greg Abbott’s executive order that outlines what limits can be placed on private businesses across the state. "El Paso County Judge Samaniego has no authority to shut down businesses in El Paso County," Paxton's office said in a tweet. The El Paso County Judge has ordered a two-week shutdown of non-essential services due to new Covid-19 cases soaring in the Texas community. Civic leaders on both sides of the border, including Samaniego, say the problem is made more taxing because of El Paso’s keen isolation from the rest of the state, positioned on the far west border next to Mexico and New Mexico, two entities with varying health guidelines and approaches to a pandemic that’s tearing through three communities and knows no borders. Court halts El Paso shutdown even as coronavirus death toll nears 750, A year after breaking his heart, Pro Football Hall of Fame opens its doors to Cowboys legend Drew Pearson, Gov. I will not let rogue political subdivisions try to kill small businesses and holiday gatherings through unlawful executive orders.”, “So unfortunate that Paxton, the ‘Texas’ Attorney General finds the opportunity to gloat instead of coming to El Paso to walk along side me by the mobile morgues with 144 El Pasoans; or send his condolences to the families of his 741 constituents who died of COVID-19,” he tweeted. Baca rifled through the Cuban man's black backpack, while another agent frisked him. In Juárez, a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew is in effect. Samaniego extended the order after that ruling, but the 8th Court of Appeals again paused Samaniego’s order Friday, though it urged both parties to find some middle ground on restrictions that don’t violate Abbott’s statewide mandate. . “If conduct is allowed under the Governor’s order, that County cannot prohibit it,” the judges wrote. Mail (810 E. Overland, El Paso, Texas, 79901) Through drop box at all Court locations: 810 E. Overland, 9600 Dyer, 10780-A Pebble Hills, 4801 Osborne, 9011 Escobar The Municipal Court will remain available by phone at (915)212-0215, via online chat at Municipal Courts website or email at defendants@elpasotexas.gov. The El Paso County judge said he is unhappy with a state appeals court ruling overturning his order closing nonessential businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but he won't appeal it. At Costco, for instance, store employees check vehicles to ensure that not more than one person is inside before allowing vehicles into parking lots. El Paso County May Be Shut Down Again If New Cases Of Coronavirus Continue To Increase. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday joined a coalition of businesses suing the El Paso County judge over a two-week shutdown of nonessential services amid rising coronavirus cases. El Paso County May Be Shut Down Again If New Cases Of Coronavirus Continue To Increase. The 8th Court of Appeals urged the county judge and a group of local restaurants to find some middle ground on coronavirus restrictions that don’t violate Gov. EL PASO — A Texas appeals court in El Paso ruled 2-1 Friday to set aside a county order temporarily shutting down nonessential businesses, a decision some physicians and nurses called “disheartening” “irresponsible” and a “mistake.”. But Paxton’s office argued that the act supersedes local declarations. Nov. 13, 20207 PM. A group of local restaurants and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to block the order after it was issued, arguing that it went beyond Gov. “I want to encourage the community to try and stay home as much as possible. I’m near the end of my rope,” he said, adding that he’s taken jobs on the side as a gardener and roofer to make ends meet. Get email alerts on breaking news stories as soon as they happen. By signing up you agree to our privacy policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas. As of Friday, 1,617 people have died In Juárez. Bars are closed and dining inside restaurants is prohibited. El Paso County May Be Shut Down Again If New Cases Of Coronavirus Continue To Increase Video Credit: CBS 4 Denver - Duration: 00:25s - Published on July 14, 2020 The health department is threatening to shut El Paso county down if … In a tweet, State Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated the court ruling, describing Samaniego as a “tyrant who thinks he can ignore state law.” He said he would not “let rogue political subdivisions try to kill small business and holiday gatherings through unlawful executive orders.”. The court’s decision was followed by extraordinary pushback from a group of nurses and physicians who called the decision “disheartening,” “disappointing” and “irresponsible” as the county reported yet another record day of hospitalizations. EL PASO — A state appeals court late Friday again halted El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses that was scheduled to last until Dec. 1. … Even though the order was shut down, I believe we should try and take our accountability and do as much as we can to help stop the rise of COVID cases here.”. Abbott has resisted giving local officials more latitude to fight the virus and accused some of not being strong enough on enforcement, an accusation he repeated Thursday. The pandemic shows no sign of slowing as deaths soar, even though the city remains busy, with vehicles crawling up and down the main avenues. Attorney General Ken Paxton has gone to court to halt El Paso County’s order to close all nonessential businesses, which a state appeals court blocked for a second time Friday. I obey the law. He’s author of Midnight in Mexico and Homelands. The back and forth over the shutdown order, and war of words between Samaniego and Margo has been exhausting for small-business owners like Martin Larquier, who runs Larquier 2000 Hair Salon. “I guess El Paso is too far for Paxton to comprehend that we too are his constituents. July 14, 2020, 1:36 PM. Texas shuts down bars again, scales back restaurant dining in latest rollbacks amid surge in confirmed virus cases 4 months 1 week 6 days ago Friday, … County attorneys argued last week that Samaniego’s order could stand based on the provisions of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975. Before the News, Corchado reported at El Paso Herald-Post & The Wall Street Journal in Dallas and Philadelphia. Margo said the city and county need to consider the local economy while they also try to slow the spread of the disease. The health department is threatening to shut El Paso county down if new cases of coronavirus continue to grow. Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths November 16, the second highest in the U.S., with active cases in El Paso now over … If the numbers go up after the two week time period, the county will reportedly be at risk for shutting down and lowering capacity. I intend to use my legal authority to do everything possible to protect our community. A Texas appeals court in El Paso has put a temporary stop to El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego's order shutting down nonessential businesses in El Paso County. The health department is threatening to shut El Paso county down if new cases of coronavirus continue to grow. This comes one day after The El Paso Police Department said officers would not enforce the order. “I understand how dire the health situation is,” he said, naming friends who have either succumbed to the pandemic or are in hospitals on both sides of the border fighting for their lives. Samaniego’s shutdown caused a rift between him and El Paso Mayor Dee Margo, who said Thursday he hasn’t been consulted about countywide restrictions for weeks. DSHS has also deployed six AMUs to assist area hospitals with surge capacity. Lizzie Martinez, owner of the Sun City Athletic Club, a fitness gym in West El Paso, which is remaining open, said her business is still recovering from the state-ordered shutdown of … He also shut down river-rafting trips, which have been blamed for a swift rise in cases in Hays County, and banned outdoor gatherings of over 100 people unless local officials … The owner telling KTSM 9 News, if the restaurant shuts down again, it will not reopen. July 14, 2020, 1:36 PM. I pray that his rhetoric won’t discourage our courageous healthcare workers..we will always be grateful!”. Web security provider Cloudflare pulls support for 'lawless' message board 8chan hours after El Paso killer posted sick manifesto there - as site's founder calls for it to be shut down completely Copyright © 2021 The Dallas Morning News. Gov. The court allows “for the possibilities that parties might identify some stand-alone restrictions in [the county order] that would not be inconsistent with [Abbott’s order],” the court wrote. “The court has considered this cause on the record and concludes there was an error in the trial court’s denial of appellants' request for temporary injunction” halting a shutdown of businesses classified as nonessential through Dec. 1, the court said. Since the beginning of the year, Margo said, about 26% of small businesses have closed, and more than 15,000 jobs have been lost because of the economic hit the city has taken. Yahoo News. Greg Abbott, along with a group of local business leaders who filed suit. All rights reserved. In a tweet celebrating the decision Friday, Paxton did not mention the surge in cases but instead made references to tyranny and the upcoming holiday season. — Chelsea J. El Paso County Judge Samaniego has no authority to shut down businesses in El Paso County. El Paso County’s variances would also at risk of being taken away. A Texas appeals court in El Paso has put a temporary stop to El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego's order shutting down nonessential businesses in El Paso County. The opinion issued Friday sided with the state. A judge in El Paso, Texas ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down in the county this week, but the police department now says they won't enforce his order. TDEM continues to provide the El Paso community with over 9.1 million masks, over 3 million gloves, over 964,000 gowns and coveralls, and over 245,000 face shields. Restaurants can provide curbside pickup and delivery services but dining-in is banned. “A tyrant who thinks he can ignore state law cannot stop that. Show us with your support. Across Mexico, 96,430 people have died. Ariana Lucio, a nurse at Del Sol Medical Center, said: “Covid has taken an emotional and physical toll on nurses, doctors, everybody. "Gov. A Dallas mother of three was evicted anyway. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a two-week statewide shelter-in-place order starting Monday. Staff writer Valeria Olivares contributed from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. by Julián Aguilar Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KHOU) Published: 11:54 AM CST November 9, 2020 A state appeals court has halted the shutdown. Perhaps it goes without saying — but producing quality journalism isn't cheap. Despite the Sheriff’s announcement, Mac’s, a restaurant in Downtown, remains open for dine-in. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. 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