City of El Paso making changes amid Chavez allegations

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The sexual abuse allegations against the late Cesar Chavez have sent ripple affects throughout the country and especially so here in El Paso.

With multiple monuments named after him in the city, the allegations are causing some to rethink how to handle a situation like this.

The city announced a “Community & Labor Heritage Month” celebrating people who shaped the Borderland. Chavez was part of some of the events that they had throughout the month, but the focus of the events was never on him. They changed the names, and the programming remained the same…

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