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Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
The Border Chronicle – The Border Wall’s Newest Makeover in the “Concertina Poster City”
Subscribe now Removal of concertina wire from the border wall in Nogales in April. (Photo credit: Tom Vaughan/FeVa Fotos) Share I had to do a double take. The razor wire, which had…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE EPISD IMPLOSION
Claudia Lorena Silva of El Paso Matters reports that student enrollment in EPISD is at its lowest level since the 1960s. The district also suffers from a severe budgetary crisis, a hopelessly bloated administration,…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHY VOTERS SHOULD REJECT THE $386 MILLION CANUTILLO ISD BOND
Canutillo ISD has placed a $386 million bond on the ballot for the May 4 election. Voters should reject this bond just as they rejected the District’s previous two bonds, which lost…
The Border Chronicle – The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington
John Washington (Photo courtesy of author) Subscribe now A defining issue of this century will be people on the move and where they settle. Wealthier countries like the U.S. are responding by…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERVIEW WITH CITY REP. JOE MOLINAR OF DISTRICT 4
Joe Molinar assumed office as City Representative for District 4 on January 5, 2021 and, in our humble estimation, has done an exceptional job representing not only the constituents of his district…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JOHNSON PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES BUT INCREASE SPENDING, MEDIA FAILS TO SCRUTINIZE HIM
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and is backed by Veronica Escobar and our local business elites, together with their bankers and attorneys. He has held three major fundraisers…
El Chuqueño Blog – Our Petulant and Entitled Ruling Class
Here’s a story maybe you didn’t see. From ElPasoTimes.com: [El Paso Mayor Oscar] Leeser related a recent encounter with someone involved with “one of the special interest groups that seem to have…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Split Second”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ABBOT APPOINTS TOMMY GONZALEZ TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Three days ago, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he appointed former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Our City Council fired…