Today we were treated to a double feature of back-to-back horror films, and we are not talking about the Exorcist and Friday the 13th. This morning Ramon Bracamontes of El Paso Matters…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP. CHRIS CANALES CALLS FOR “REMOVAL OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM THE BRIDGE OF THE AMERICAS”
This past Wednesday, Rep. Chris Canales of District 8 wrote a letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and copying the Mayor, his colleagues on City Council, and Staff calling for…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – UNION DEPOT IS PROPOSED MPC SITE!
Item 43 on the City Council agenda for February 13 is “Discussion and action on a Resolution approving an alternative site for the Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center and directing the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ONLY $69 MILLION OF 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY BOND SPENT
On November 5, 2019, the voters approved the bloated Public Safety Bond, authorizing the issuance of $413,122,650 for Police and Fire facilities, including a new $90.6 million police station, a $38.6 million Eastside…
The Border Chronicle – The Everywhere Border: A Podcast with Mizue Aizeki
Subscribe now The smart border at work: a M113 armored personnel carrier, Remote Video Surveillance System tower, Autonomous Surveillance Tower in Laredo, Texas. Photograph by Colter Thomas, January 2024. For more of…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CLAUDIA “TU GAS ES MI GAS” RODRIGUEZ TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, FEB. 9, 12:00PM
Listen to Claudia “Tu gas es mi gas” Rodriguez, who was reprimanded and fined $1,000 for multiple ethics violations, explain why she is running for County Precinct 1 and how it is…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – 81% OF BALLPARK EXPENDITURES COVERED BY SUBSIDIES IN 2023
El Pasoans were never given the opportunity to vote on whether they wanted a Ballpark in downtown El Paso or whether City Hall should be demolished to build it there. City Manager…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – RENARD JOHNSON AND DEE MARGO
We have previously reported that mayoral candidate Renard Johnson is the New Beto, backed by Escobar, Samaniego, and the local business elite. On January 30, Johnson hosted his Campaign Launch Party at…
The Border Chronicle – Fight Corruption and Invest in Asylum: A Q&A with Adam Isacson
An Ecuadorian family helps each other wade through the river on November 20, 2022, in Darién Gap, Colombia. (Photo by Jan Sochor via Getty Images) Share There’s been a lot of confusion—and…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO TIMES: CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ “VOTED IN FAVOR OF RAISING TAXES SIX YEARS IN A ROW”
Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published a report on Rep. Cassandra Hernandez reminding El Pasoans that she “voted in favor of raising taxes six years in a row.” She…