That’s not a question. Or maybe it is. Look at this story in the El Paso Times: For Pete Faraone, a run for office was never in the cards. But as the…
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The Border Chronicle – Extraction, Contamination, and Migration in Mexico: A Q&A with Patricia Rodríguez
Subscribe now There were many incidents of open-air exposed contamination of crude oil in and around communities in Veracruz during the October trip of Earthworks and the Alianza Mexicana Contra el Fracking….
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – REPRIMANDED REP. CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ RUNNING FOR MAYOR!
It is incredible but true. We just learned that City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez appointed a campaign treasurer, Tamara Davis, and is therefore running for Mayor of El Paso. It is the equivalent…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – REP. BRIAN KENNEDY APPOINTED MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
During yesterday’s meeting of City Council at the 39.00 mark, Rep. Brian Kennedy of District 1 was appointed Mayor Pro Tempore after only one year and 28 days in office. The motion…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – $413 MILLION PUBLIC SAFETY BOND HAS NO CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
When the voters passed the Quality of Life Bond on November 6, 2012, authorizing the issuance of $473,225,000 in general obligation bonds for dozens of projects, the City immediately established a Bond…
The Border Chronicle – How the Right Wing Hijacked the Border Narrative: A Podcast with Conservative Media Expert AJ Bauer
(Photo courtesy of Jesse Herrera and Eagle Pass Border Vigil) Share The Democrats don’t matter. The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the…
El Chuqueño Blog – Dumpster du Jour
This dumpster is on Cliff, between Ochoa and Florence. El Paso Disposal has been better lately. They’ve been emptying the dumpsters twice a week. I guess they don’t have enough of the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERIM CITY MANAGER CARY WESTIN WILL NOT SEEK PERMANENT POSITION
Interim City Manager Cary Westin has announced that he will not seek a permanent position. This is sad news for our community, as he has been a very effective administrator in the…
El Chuqueño Blog – Pollution at the Bridge of the Americas
Commercial traffic on the Bridge of the Americas is contributing a lot of pollution to the surrounding neighborhood, and there’s not a lot that the U.S. can do about it. The federal…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ESCOBAR “LENDS” CAMPAIGN MANAGER TO RENARD JOHNSON
In a report last week, we announced that Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and that he will represent the interests of our local business elite. We also revealed…