We filed an open records request with Human Resources at El Paso County requesting a list of all employees, their titles, and their salaries. The El Paso County Attorney’s Office provided us with…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
Exclusive: El Paso City Council To Hear “Brutal” Report About Henry Rivera And Dora Oaxaca
Over the last few weeks several news media outlets have been following up on allegations of impropriety in Henry Rivera’s office involving his wife, Dora Oaxaca and former staffer, Israel Williams. Several…
The Border Chronicle – Reporter’s Notebook: A Glimpse into the Water Battles on the Border
Subscribe now Greeting from Presidio, Texas. I’m on the road this week, but I thought I’d share some photos and notes from this research trip thus far so you can get a…
El Chuqueño Blog – Earth, Wind & Fire – September
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Guest Editorial: My Political and Legislative Journey
By: Norma Chávez During the last census, El Paso lost population. As a result, we lost representation at the state level. We now have 4 state representatives as House District 76 is…
El Chuqueño Blog – City of El Paso Strategic Communications Director LAURA CRUZ-ACOSTA BARS MEDIA FROM INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR POLICE CHIEF
by Max Grossman Those in our media who have had contact with the City’s Director of Strategic Communications, Laura Cruz-Acosta, will not be surprised to learn that she barred reporters from interviewing…
Ethics Complaint Against Claudia Rodriguez Moves To Ethics Commission
On August 28, 2023, Phillip Laign filed an ethics complaint against former city representative Claudia Rodriguez. In his complaint, Laign alleges that Rodriguez misused her city-issued and taxpayer funded gasoline card by…
El Chuqueño Blog – Bait and Switch
by Rich Wright From KTSM.com: The federal government plans to spend up to $700 million on an expansion of the international Bridge of the Americas and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, spoke…
The Border Chronicle – It’s The Border Chronicle’s second anniversary!
When we started this newsletter in September 2021 with a grant from Substack, we thought we’d give it a go for a year. The Substack funding ran out in 2022, which was…
El Chuqueño Blog – TOTAL DEBT OF OUR FIVE TAXING ENTITIES EXCEEDS $5.1 BILLION!
by Max Grossman Our property tax consists of the combined levies of five local taxing entities. If you live within the El Paso Independent School District as I do, those entities are the…