[[{“value”:” The Mexican-American Cultural Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but ended up costing $16,500,000, nearly triple. The Children’s Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but ended up costing over $60,000,000, with…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Herald Post – Partial Shutdown Enters Third Day
WASHINGTON, February 16, 2026: Another federal shutdown began on Saturday after Congress failed to vote on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday. The latest shutdown is over […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY CFO PROJECTS $205 MILLION IN BUDGET DEFICITS FOR FY 2027-2031
[[{“value”:” Robert Cortinas is the CFO of the City of El Paso and at the Council Meeting this coming Tuesday he will report his budget projections for FY 2027-2031. Based upon current…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO COUNTY GOP TAKES AIM AT DEBT PLAZA
[[{“value”:” Sam Armijo is a Republican and former candidate for City District 1. He is one of the most fiscally conservative people we know (outside the Libertarian Party). He deserves the praise…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LEADERSHIP OF ALL FIVE LOCAL TAXING ENTITIES DOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS
[[{“value”:” We have to hand it to the local Republicans. This is one hell of a billboard they put up at Lee Trevino and Pellicano! We have no doubt it is attracting…
El Chuqueño Blog – “You’re Fired!”
Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again, what with the clown car of a cabinet he’s in charge of….
El Paso Herald Post – Trump Pardoned Henry Cuellar Only Democrat to Vote for Voter ID
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2026: On Wednesday, House Republicans passed an election bill backed by the Trump administration that requires voters to prove their citizenship before casting a ballot. One Democrat […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – TAX-AND-SPEND POLITICIAN SEEKS RE-ELECTION
[[{“value”:” We received this mailer from Commissioner Sergio Coronado promoting himself without citing a single specific achievement. Maybe we did not look hard enough, but we did not read anything about: the…