Happy anniversary! Today marks five years since October 13, 2016, when the City of El Paso announced that it would destroy Duranguito for a Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility. Only five…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – DURANGUITO PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD TO PRIVATE INVESTORS
18 Duranguito properties within the former “Arena Footprint” will soon be sold to investors who will restore them and put them back into productive use. The aim is to establish restaurants, cafes…
The Border Chronicle – The Bipartisan Border Machine: Biden Never Really Stopped Building the Wall
Subscribe now Picture of the Rio Grande, near Presidio, Texas. The river is under threat since the federal government can waive environmental laws to continue building the border wall. (Photo credit: Todd…
El Chuqueño Blog – Community First Coalition’s TIRZ Panel Discussion
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones are a dubiously effective economic development tool. In El Paso, TIRZs are used to deprive the City’s General Fund for the benefit of developers. In my opinion. But…
The Border Chronicle – A Live Podcast with David Taylor, Artist and Border Researcher
Todd and Melissa interviewing artist David Taylor at the Tin Shed Theater in Patagonia, Arizona. Share David Taylor is a visual artist who works with drone footage, photography, and other art forms…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – PAC ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT RECALL OF CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ
Each day, Irene Armendariz-Jackson has been leading a group of committed blockwalkers through District 3, gathering signatures to recall City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez from office. Armendariz-Jackson and her dozens of volunteers have…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR LEESER AT TEMPLE MOUNT SINAI SYNAGOGUE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL
This evening starting at 6:30, various leaders spoke at Temple Mount Sinai Synagogue, where a large crowd gathered to show solidarity with Israel in the wake of the vicious terror attack by…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP. ART FIERRO OF DISTRICT 6 ACCEPTS $5,000 CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM WOODY HUNT
Rep. Fierro is a friend, and he has reliably voted for the taxpayers’ interests since he assumed office on January 3. We feel confident that he will continue to serve us well….
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – BRIAN KENNEDY TO ANSWER DEBORAH PAZ BEFORE ETHICS COMMISSION
Deborah Paz worked for the election campaign of Rep. Cassandra Hernandez in 2020. She formed a PAC called Women’s Voices for Political Reform, which has the same address as the political consulting…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST RODRIGUEZ TO BE HEARD NOVEMBER 8
Today the City’s outside counsel Frank Garza wrote to District 6 resident Tom Laign to inform him that his complaint against City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez will be heard by the Ethics…