Renard Johnson is running for Mayor on a pro-Oligarchy platform. That means more large bond issuances for capital improvement projects and transportation infrastructure, generous incentives for large corporations, and higher taxes and…
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY LIMITS MEDIA ACCESS TO STAFF, TRIGGERS KFOX14 REPORT
Jennifer Cuevas of KFOX14 reported that she was prevented from interviewing a County attorney. She quickly learned that the media may no longer contact staff about items which the Commissioners Court has…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – BOTCHED KTSM REPORT ON CASSANDRA DELETED AND REPLACED
Yesterday we reported that Luisa Barrios of KTSM-9 News co-wrote a news release with Cassandra Hernandez announcing her run for Mayor that was the worst piece of journalism we have ever read:…
El Chuqueño Blog – Diesel Exhaust is Toxic
From TheEngineer.co.UK: But even when governments were promoting diesel cars, we knew there were issues with toxic emissions (those immediately harmful to humans, not CO2). Heating air in an engine produces nitrogen…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – BOBBY FLORES FOR COUNTY SHERIFF!
Bobby Flores is by far the most qualified candidate for El Paso County Sheriff, having served as a police officer in many different capacities, including as Tactical Commander of SWAT. As Assistant…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MEDIA COVERAGE OF CASSANDRA’S CANDIDACY FOR MAYOR
Yesterday we were the first to announce that Rep. Cassandra Hernandez is running for Mayor in spite of her reprimand for stealing gasoline from the taxpayers and her miserable record of voting…
El Chuqueño Blog – What’s Wrong With El Paso
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…
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…