EL PASO, Tx., August 6, 2026: This morning, the organizers of the recall effort against city representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo held a press conference announcing that they filed a lawsuit […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
The Border Chronicle – Welcome to Indian Country: 250 Years of Democracy and Authoritarianism in the U.S.
Worried about the future of democracy in the United States? Look to Indigenous histories; they have much to teach us about the struggle between liberty and empire. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT REJECTS CITY’S PROPOSAL FOR $43 MILLION INCREASE
[[{“value”:” On July 15, we reported that the union representing El Paso firefighters was demanding an additional $56 million over the next four fiscal years. Adam Powell of the El Paso Times…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL VOTES 5-3 TO GIVE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FOR $132 TAX INCREASE ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WORTH $232,669
[[{“value”:” Initially City staff had proposed a tax rate of $0.783 per $100 of valuation, which would have resulted in an increase of $105 for the average-valued El Paso single-family home ($232,669…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?
By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the party’s U.S. Senate nominee is the buzz…
El Paso Herald Post – James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws, ProPublica […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – El Paso City Council Takes First Step To Raise City Taxes By $106 Annually
EL PASO, Tx., August 4, 2026: The El Paso city council voted today on two measures that may increase the taxes homeowners pay for the city’s portion of their property […] The…
The Border Chronicle – The Sonoran Desert’s Endemic Psychedelic: A Q&A with Writer Kimon de Greef
A new book tells the scandal-ridden tale of Sonora’s toad-smoking neo-shaman. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MEDIA ALERT: CITY TAX INCREASE
[[{“value”:” Dear News Editors and General Managers of Television News Networks, Every August our City Council votes on a budget and tax rate for the next fiscal year, and every August most…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ARTURO ALLUIN, CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 8, RESPONDS TO EL PASO MATTERS HIT PIECE
[[{“value”:” El Paso Matters, which we contend is a political machine more than a journalistic media outlet, published a hit piece targeting Arturo Alluin, candidate for City District 8: https://elpasomatters.org/…/el-paso-elections-arturo…/ If one reads…