Volume 22 | November 2022

Thank you for your interest in El Paso County's Precinct #3! We hope this newsletter provides you with helpful information about our diverse and growing precinct. Although this newsletter is published once per month, you can always learn about what is going on in the precinct by following Commissioner Holguin on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

Sun Bowl Parade

I hope you and your family had a safe, joyful and blessed holiday! Thank you to everyone who came out to this year’s Sun Bowl Parade! It was a beautiful morning!

Veteran Capital of the USA Unveiling

It was a beautiful ceremony at the County Coliseum for the Veteran Capital of the USA unveiling! Congratulations to SSGT. (Ret.) Pete G. Flores on being named the 2022-2023 Veteran of the Year! And thank you to the prior Veteran of the Year, Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) David Garcia, for your tireless service!

Fabens Veteran’s Day Ceremony

It was a beautiful morning for the annual Fabens Veteran’s Day Ceremony and groundbreaking for the new Veterans Memorial that will soon be built at Fabens Veterans Park thanks to a $900,000 grant from the EDA and a $200,000 grant match from the County of El Paso!

San Elizario Veterans Day Parade

It was a beautiful morning for the annual San Elizario Veterans Day Parade! Thank you to Mr. Ray Borrego and the San Elizario Veterans Parade Committee for 26 years of organizing such a wonderful event! A special thanks to all of our veterans for your service to our country and community! God bless America and God bless our veterans!

Career Day at EPCC

Valle Verde Campus

It was an honor to be the guest speaker at this month's Career Day at the EPCC Valle Verde Campus! The students had great questions! Thank you to the Library Department for organizing the event and inviting me to speak!

Texas Homeowners Assistance Fund

It was truly wonderful to have met representatives from the Texas Homeowners Assistance Fund as they visited the intake center located at AYUDA in San Elizario! Funds are still available for homeowners in need of assistance with their mortgage, utilities and property taxes!

Christmas Trails for Toys

Thank you to Margie Perez and all of the volunteers at Christmas Trails for Toys for all that you do to make sure that families in our community have had a Thanksgiving dinner on their table for the past 19 years! And thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate this year!

ARPA Check Presentation

The County of El Paso awarded over $9.6 million in grants to local non-profit organizations this past month! This funding from the American Rescue Plan Act will go directly to serving the residents of El Paso County as our community continues to recover from the economic effects of the pandemic. Congratulations to the 18 organizations that received a grant!!

Holiday Lights at Ascarate Park

Thank you to everyone who attended the kickoff of the Lights on the Lake event at Ascarate Park! And a very special thank you goes out to Fred Loya for giving us the opportunity to host his traditional light show at Ascarate for even more families to enjoy! The light show will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6-9pm from now until December 25.

Pledge of Allegiance

Please help us applaud all of the students who recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of our weekly Commissioners Court meetings. You make us very proud!

Thank you!

Do you have a student or a class that would like to participate?

Call 915.546.2144 or email us at Commissioner3@epcounty.com.

Ms. Mari's Classroom

Cactus Trails Elementary

2nd Grade

November 14, 2022

Iliana Holguin: In the News

"In Case You Missed It"

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Developing ‘the heart’ of Horizon City

El Paso Inc.

by: Luis Rios

Nov. 27, 2022

Pone Condado ‘freno’ a emisión de deuda

El Diario de El Paso

by: Jaime Torres

Nov. 17, 2022

Can new strategies finally provide El Paso colonias with safe drinking water?

El Paso Times

by: Martha Pskowski

Nov. 17, 2022

Residents of El Paso County get by without running water

El Paso Times

by: Gaby Velasquez

Nov. 16, 2022

County looks to approve $100 million in debt as it fights IRS case

El Paso Matters

By: Cindy Ramirez

Nov. 16, 2022

El Paso County moves forward with proposed funding for 'infrastructure, investment needs'

KFOX 14

by: Staff

Nov. 14, 2022

Honran a veteranos

El Diario de El Paso

by: Jaime Torres

Nov. 12, 2022

Groundbreaking held for Veterans Memorial at Fabens Veterans Park

KFOX 14

by: Erika Esquivel

Nov. 10, 2022

A Better Life

Texas Association of Counties Magazine

by: JJ Velasquez

Nov. 3, 2022

'Once in a lifetime': funding helps El Paso close the water gap in colonias

El Paso Times

by: Martha Pskowski

Nov. 03, 2022

Nombra Condado de El Paso ‘Capital de Veteranos de EU’

El Diario de El Paso

By: Jaime Torres

Nov. 03, 2022

Calendar of Events

Past Newsletters

Iliana's Biography

Learn more about Iliana and her background. From her time as a non-profit attorney to her service on numerous boards and committees to her two terms as El Paso County Democratic Chair, learn about Iliana's history of serving her community and how it led her to run for County Commissioner.

www.ilianaholguin.com