City and county leaders are calling on the city to completely strip Cesar Chavez’s name from El Paso.
The backlash to reports of Chavez’s history of alleged sexual abuse has been swift, with El Paso and other cities across the country already calling off the annual Cesar Chavez Day celebration and Gov. Greg Abbott planning to eliminate it across Texas.
But in El Paso, Chavez’s name and likeness are everywhere — from highways and school buildings to murals and community events — and Acevedo believes that needs to change…