From the Washington, D.C, City Paper: You have to admire Christian Irabién’s persistence and patience. The 43-year-old Chihuahua-born, El Paso-raised chef has been working for seven years to open Amparo, his lively,…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1
Claudia Lizette Rodriguez is running for El Paso County Precinct 1 as a Republican, according to the Texas Secretary of State webpage. Is this the same Claudia who voted to increase our…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LIBERTARIANS ADDRESS THE EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Today Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, and Ryan Woodcraft, Libertarian candidate for County Precinct 1, addressed the El Paso County Commissioners Court to respond to a presentation…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – NORMA CHAVEZ FOR TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 77!
Norma Chávez is the obvious choice for Texas House District 77 because she is the only Democratic candidate who would stand with the taxpayers of El Paso. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ALERT: COUNTY TO DISCUSS FUTURE BONDING CAPACITY TOMORROW!
In October we reported that the County may hold a bond election in November 2024 and ask the voters to issue up to $350 million in general obligation bonds, and then in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ IS NOW FOR “HONORING OUR HISTORY”
City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, who was reprimanded on July 24 for stealing City gasoline and robbing the taxpayers, just published a guest column in the El Paso Times touting $8.4 million worth…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ESCOBAR ABSTAINS FROM VOTE CONDEMNING RISE OF ANTISEMITISM WORLDWIDE
On December 5, the United States House of Representatives voted 311-14 on House resolution 894, “strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world”…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LETTER OF REPRIMAND PRESENTED TO FORMER CITY REP. CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ
On November 8, the City Ethics Review Commission voted 6-0 to reprimand former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez for abusing her gas card privileges, thanks to a complaint filed by Tom Laign…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO TIMES: PIRG IDENTIFIES WIDENING OF INTERSTATE 10 AS AMONG WORST “BOONDOGGLES” IN THE NATION
Last month we reported that the Public Interest Research Group the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Frontier Group identified the project to widen Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso as…
The Border Chronicle – Open Thread: Do you think that border externalization has become a key enforcement strategy for countries in the Global North, particularly the United States and Europe?
During his confirmation hearing in January of 2017, former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security General John Kelly stated, “border security cannot be attempted as an endless series of ‘goal line…