The District Attorney’s Office has a current budget of $31,266,628, of which $23,199,953 is from the General Fund, $6,914,223 from grants, and $1,012,452 from the asset forfeiture account (though somehow only $411,286…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – About the New Venue
Y’all ain’t playin’ the long game. Some people (you know who you are) want to derail the proposed hybrid, inside-outside venue behind the train station because it’s not perfect. Some other people…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – OPEN LETTER FROM DR. RICK BONART, CHAIR OF THE BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CANCEL THE ARENA AND START OVER
As the Chair of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Oversight Advisory Committee, I attended the City’s two meetings on the proposed Union Depot location for the Multi Purpose Center (MPC). The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SOCORRO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE!
Lately we have been calling attention to the miserable financial condition of our local school districts, which have an unquenchable thirst for bond money. They have little financial oversight compared to the…
The Border Chronicle – The Garden at the Migrant Shelter: An Alternative View of the Border
Subscribe now Clothes hanging at the Casa de la Misericordia in Nogales, Mexico. (Photo credit: Todd Miller) Share When we entered the garden, Tomás’s face relaxed. We were at the Casa de…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERVIEW WITH BILL HICKS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Bill Hicks has more than 26 years of experience in the legal profession, including as Assistant District Attorney under Jaime Esparza from 1998 to 2010 and as State District Court Judge of…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THREE CHOICES FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1
While our City leadership is committed to restraining spending and holding the line on taxes, the County Commissioners Court has gone completely off the rails, approving the highest tax rate possible without…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JAIME ABEYTIA SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN OF JACKIE ARROYO BUTLER
We just received confirmation, via the attached photo, that political operative Jaime Abeytia is supporting the campaign of Jackie “Arroyo” Butler for County Precinct 1. Abeytia was well known in El Paso…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – HERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN KICKOFF & FUNDRAISER FOR MAYOR
As soon as Hernandez announced her event, the attached spoof began circulating almost immediately. We are sharing it here for the sake of comic relief! We also received the original version: Read…
The Border Chronicle – In Shelby Park, Far-Right Content Creators Are Welcome
Texas National Guard soldiers stand guard at the entrance to Shelby Park on January 12, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. In the background is the DPS command center. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty…