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…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
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…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CASSANDRA PLAYS MAYOR ON CNN
Cassandra Hernandez is campaigning to be Mayor of El Paso in spite of her Letter of Reprimand for stealing taxpayer-funded gasoline and her abysmal voting record on taxes and bonds. Striving to…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JACKIE BUTLER IS RUNNING FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1 AND STANDS FOR HIGH TAXATION AND DEFICIT SPENDING
Jacqueline Michelle Butler (listed as such in the White Pages) turns 37 this month. She married Lorenzo A. Arroyo in 2010, just before she began work at the Greater El Paso Chamber…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – VINCE PEREZ VOTED TO RAISE HIS OWN SALARY FIVE TIMES WHILE ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, FROM $60,855 TO $114,900
There has been a major outcry about the 16.2% salary increase that the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted themselves this past August 28, with only Commissioner Holguin dissenting. But let us…