EL PASO, Tx., February 27, 2026: On Tuesday, the El Paso City Council will revisit the $569,204.63 owed by Donald Trump since his visit to the city in 2019. Trump […] The…
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – GROSSMAN TO KTSM: DEBT PLAZA IS IN MAJOR FINANCIAL TROUBLE
[[{“value”:” Our own Max Grossman spoke to Tirza Ortiz of KTSM today about the insolvent Debt Plaza project, which has been denied $60 million in grant funding. https://www.ktsm.com/news/el-pasos-downtown-deck-plaza-faces-funding-gaps-as-city-revisits-project “}]] Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JEREMY JORDAN TO APPEAR IN COURT MARCH 3 ON FELONY ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
[[{“value”:” According to County Court records, Jeremy Jordan, the husband of former City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, was indicted for felony assault with a deadly weapon on April 15, 2025 and arraigned on…
El Paso Herald Post – El Paso City Council to Vote to Stop Using Controversial Flock Cameras Next Week
EL PASO, Tx., February 26, 2026: The El Paso City Council will be discussing not renewing the controversial Flock cameras in El Paso according to next week’s city council agenda. […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – $60 MILLION IN GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR DEBT PLAZA REJECTED
[[{“value”:” We filed an open records request with the City of El Paso to learn about the status of eight grant applications aimed at funding the Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. So…
El Chuqueño Blog – Economic Undevelopment
According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs in all of 2025. That employment contraction will run through our local…
El Paso Herald Post – Primary 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports
EL PASO, Tx., February 25, 2026: The 8-day campaign finance reports were due on Monday. Here is what the reports show for select candidates running in the March 3rd primary. […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – KFOX14: MAYOR’S PROMISE TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX MORPHS INTO PROMISE TO “KEEP THE TAX BURDEN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE”
[[{“value”:” On February 15 we shared the five-year financial outlook of City CFO Robert Cortinas, who predicts a widening gap in the General Fund budget in FY 2027-2031 amounting to a total…
El Paso Herald Post – Opinion: Are The Democrats Surging In Texas? What Immigration And Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico And John Cornyn Suggest
Texas is a key battleground for the midterm elections in November where the Democrats are hoping to turn Texas blue and the Republicans hoping to keep control of Texas. Going […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho
By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the most infamous days in the Mexican port…