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The missions are the Ysleta Mission, the Socorro Mission and San Elizario Chapel.

Tenet Health Central Coast announces governing board members for Twin Cities Community Hospital, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center – Tenet Health Central Coast has announced its […]

The U.S. House voted to pass Reps. Tony Gonzales and Veronica Escobar's bipartisan, fair tribal gaming bill to the Senate on Wednesday.

"I urge my colleagues to join me in protecting our Native American tribes sovereignty and ensuring that they have the ability to engage in the same way other tribes are able to," Escobar said in the House chamber before the vote Wednesday. The bill would not expand gaming in Texas, but it would expand economic opportunity to both tribal communities. In 2016, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas opened Naskila Entertainment, a gaming facility near Livingston, Texas, which brought 561 permanent jobs and injected almost $140 million into the local economy.  "This will benefit the city of El ...

Two members of the U.S. Congress representing El Paso County announced the introduction of a bill that they hope will level the playing field for electronic gaming in tribal communities. The bill known as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act — sponsored by U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and supported by Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio —  would not expand gaming in Texas, but allow both to offer electronic bingo on reservations by ensuring that they're covered by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Kickapoo Tribe o...