Volume 11 | December 2021
Your monthly news & updates
Thank you for your interest in learning about everything that is happening 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!
Wishing you and your family a very safe and blessed Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May 2022 be filled with joy, love and happiness for all of us!
Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Program
I would like to extend gratitude to everyone who donated a toy in support of our Angel Tree Program toy drive this year! A special thanks goes to Chris Acosta of the El Paso County Sheriffs Office and to the Paso del Norte Tejano Democrats for donating the majority of these toys! And thank you to my staff, Javier and Gabby, for always going above and beyond for our community!
Happy PAWlidays!
It was a beautiful morning for a walk around Ascarate Lake at the County’s Santa Paws event! My very own Chihuahuas Coco, Penny and Cinnamon enjoyed meeting and walking with other four-legged friends!
Lights on the Lake
This year's Lights on the Lake event at Ascarate Park honored our healthcare workers and first responders. These past two years have been truly difficult for our community, but our healthcare workers and first responders have always been there for us. We cannot thank them enough for all that they do! Tremendously grateful for their work!
Horizon City Christmas Day Parade
It was wonderful to see so many people at the Horizon City Christmas Parade! A very special thanks to the Centennial Lions Club for organizing such a wonderful event for our community every year!
City of Socorro Christmas Parade
I would like to thank everyone who took time to go out to see the City of Socorro’s Christmas Parade and WinterFest! It was a sight to see, having so many people in the holiday spirit!
Visiting Precinct #3
Busy month in Pct. 3! The OT Smith Shared Use Path was officially completed! It is a beautiful 2.4 mile-long walk path that connects schools, neighborhoods, businesses and Coyote Park in the heart of Tornillo, TX.
We also broke ground for the new All-Abilities Playground at Fabens’ Risinger Park. Once completed, all children will be able to enjoy the park regardless of age or ability. A special thanks goes out to the neighborhood children that helped us with the groundbreaking. We appreciate you!
Very proud to have another neighborhood in the Mission Valley successfully connected to sewer service! Thanks to a collaboration between the Lower Valley Water District, NADBank and the Texas Water Development Board, 400 residential properties in the Rosa Azul neighborhood in Socorro are now connected to sewer! We are not stopping there as we have more infrastructure projects to connect more neighborhoods in El Paso County!
It was such a pleasure visiting with the staff and members of the YWCA in the Mission Valley! I was delighted to run into one of my predecessors on Commissioners Court, Commissioner Miguel Teran!
CONGRATULATIONS
A special month for Pct. #3 on Commissioners Court! Congratulations to 6th grader Jair Herrera from Del Valle Middle School for winning 2nd place in the County’s “I Voted” Sticker Contest! Also, it was my honor to present two resolutions recognizing the work of Project Always Beside You for their advocacy on behalf of K-9s and their military handlers and recognizing Sen. Cesar Blanco for passing the Vanessa Guillen Act in the Texas Legislature in an effort to bring awareness to the issue of military sexual trauma and to ensure justice for all victims.
Pledge of Allegiance at Commissioners Court
Help us applaud the students who recite the Pledge of Allegiance on Monday mornings at the start of our weekly Commissioners Court meetings. You make us very proud! Thank you!

(If you have a student that may be interested, please contact our office at 915.546.2144 or email us at: [email protected])

Jonathan Eliajah Orozco
New World Montessori
4th Grade
Olivia Dulce
Capistrano Elementary School
4th Grade
Student Council
Sambrano Elementary School
2nd Grade
Iliana Holguin: In the News
"In Case You Missed It"
(click on photo to see story)
Socorro ISD board to begin reviewing superintendent candidates in January

by: Molly Smith
Dec.22, 2021
All-abilities playground to be constructed at Fabens' Risinger Park

by: KFOX14/CBS4 Staff
Dec. 9, 2021
Construction of $2.13 million shared-use path in Tornillo complete

by Fallon Fischer
Dec. 9, 2021
Socorro septic tanks being replaced by new sewage system

by: Katie Frazier
Dec.8, 2021
Borderline Treasures Features the Socorro Mission

by: Alejandra Valadez
Dec. 3, 2021
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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.