We recently reported the salaries of the El Paso County Commissioners Court for FY 2015-2024, but we decided to do a deeper dive and investigate their salaries going back to FY 2007….
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JUDY GUTIERREZ OPPOSES TAX INCREASES AND NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT, WOULD RETURN HER SALARY
City Rep. Alexsandra Annello of District 2 recently resigned her seat on City Council to run for state office, triggering a special election on December 9. Of the four candidates running to…
The Border Chronicle – Give Thanks for Border Journalism
Children dance in September’s Grito de Independencia celebration in Nogales, Arizona. (Photo by Melissa del Bosque) The Border Chronicle wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a restful holiday with…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAN ELIZARIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES HAPPY WITH FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK
There are nine public school districts in El Paso County, including the San Elizario Independent School District, which has about 3,000 students enrolled. Of the more than 1,250 public school districts in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – NATIONAL REPORT ON “HIGHWAY BOONDOGGLES” INCLUDES PLAN TO WIDEN INTERSTATE 10 IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO
Each year for the last eight years, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund and the Frontier Group collaborate on a publication called Highway Boondoggles. The Fall 2023 issue lists…
El Chuqueño Blog – Marlene Dietrich in “The Blue Angel”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – DISCUSSION ON DEFUNDING THE “ARENA” TOMORROW, APRIL 13, 9:05AM
Dear Friends, I hope you are having a joyous Easter in spite of these strange circumstances and that you are all staying safe. I would normally not write to you on Easter…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THREE EL PASO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUE TO PREVENT RELEASE OF NEW ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS
Claudia Lorena Silva of El Paso Matters recently published a report on the dozens of Texas school districts that are suing the Commissioner of Education to prevent the release of new accountability…
The Border Chronicle – Climate Change Oppression: A Podcast with Amali Tower
Subscribe now A girl stands next to her tent at a displacement camp for people affected by intense flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, on December 14, 2019. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP via Getty…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – PRESIDENT OF WESTSIDE DEMOCRATS RESIGNS
We recently reported that Victor Vasquez, President of the Westside Democrats of El Paso, posted this anti-Semitic cartoon on his group’s official Facebook page on November 2: The image depicts an Israeli…