GOP Senators Propose Shutting Down Chavez Monument

0:00It's March 27. You're listening to El Paso News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Two Republican Senators have introduced the bill to shut down the Cesar Chavez National Monument in California. The measure, called the No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act, would abolish the site and redirect its funding to help clear backlogs of untested rape. Kids, through the Bipartisan Devi-Smith Act. The monument sits on what used to be Chavez's home and headquarters for his farm workers' union efforts. President Barack Obama created it back in October 2012, but recent accusations of sexual abuse against Chavez by several women have sparked. Backlash, lawmakers behind the bill argue that taxpayer money shouldn't support sites linked to such allegations. They're pushing to end operations there entirely and shift resources to aid law enforcement and survivors instead. This comes amid other moves by Texas Governor Greg Abbott's push to drop Cesar Chavez

1:00Day from the state calendar on March 31. Local efforts in places like El Paso County are also considering renaming that holiday. As debates over historical figures heat up, this bill highlights growing calls to re-evaluate monuments tied to controversy with a focus on justice for victims.