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  New program will save County residents a trip to downtown El Paso On Thursday November 25, 2009 El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal announced the launching of "Hot Check E-pay," a new service that will make it easier for County residents to pay outstanding hot checks. The County Attorney's Office offers free hot check ...

El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal today announced the sentencing of an east-side contractor who remained a fugitive several months after he was scheduled to appear in court to face criminal charges. 24-year-old Daniel Barajas pled guilty this week to one charge of Deceptive Business Practice, a class "A" misdemeanor punishable by ...

  New County Attorney To Be Sworn-In Tomorrow Morning First Assistant County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal will be sworn-in as the new El Paso County Attorney on Tuesday November 17, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. at the 65th District Court (11th floor of the County Courthouse). Her term of office will start immediately after sworn-in and will run until ...

  JO ANNE BERNAL Office of the County Attorney 500 E. San Antonio, Room 503 El Paso, Texas 79901 Telephone:  (915) 546-2083 Facsimile:  (915) 546-2133 Joanne.bernal@epcounty.com Biography Jo Anne Bernal is the First Assistant El Paso County Attorney. Ms. Bernal has been a practicing attorney for 22 years and represents ...

On Monday November 9, 2009, El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Lutheran and Social Services, and the El Paso C.A.R.E. (Child Advocacy Recruitment Effort) Coalition will host the 2009 CARE Adoption Conference and Professional Seminar. The purpose of the conference is to recruit foster ...

Developers illegally subdivided residential lots lacking water, sewage facilities AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged the developers of the Galindo Subdivision in western El Paso County with violating state colonia-prevention laws. According to court documents filed in Travis County district court, the defendants ...

The El Paso Adult Probation Department invites the community to participate in the annual "Graffiti Wipeout Rod and Custom Car Show." The yearly event allows us to collect funds for community projects while educating children and teens about graffiti and its consequences. This year, proceeds will be used to finance graffiti clean-up ...

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping trash on private property in Clint, Texas. 21 year-old Francisco Hernández pled guilty to two counts of illegal dumping of more than 5 pounds but less than 500 ...

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez has earned a spot among 2009 Texas top 25 “Extraordinary Minorities in Texas law” by Texas Lawyer magazine.              The announcement was made this week in the publication of a tabloid-sized special section inside the September 28 edition of ...

  13 active members of the gang covered. Five others are scheduled to challenge the injunction in court             El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced that a gang injunction in Northeast El Paso is in effect against 13 members of the bloods street gang. Five other ...