Earlier this month in Pueblo, Colorado, I realized there was one more reason the river, the symposium, and the city felt so healing. I saw my adopted Abuelita. Not my […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – “The Last Crooked Mile”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL POISED TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $105 ON AVERAGE
[[{“value”:” The El Paso City Council is set to review tax rates and a proposed $1.4 billion budget that could raise property taxes during its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Mayor Renard Johnson…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”
Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.” Here is one customer’s attempt to rewrite…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR MARGO INSISTED SALE OF EP ELECTRIC TO JP MORGAN CHASE WOULD BE GOOD FOR EL PASO
[[{“value”:” Among the many horrible things Mayor Dee Margo did to our community was casting the tie-breaking vote to sell EP Electric to a group of Wall Street investors on December 17,…
El Paso Herald Post – Guest Editorial: The Shiny Object…
In January 2026, our city council approved an addition to the city’s Title 7 animal ordinance aimed at protecting residents and their pets. The additional ordinance defines what qualifies as […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision
By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy is shifting beneath our feet. What we…
El Chuqueño Blog – John Prine – “I Remember Everything”
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El Paso Herald Post – Josh Acevedo Calls for Review of Meta Datacenter Agreement After BlackRock Takeover
EL PASO, Tx., July 30, 2026: City Representative Josh Acevedo (D2) released a statement late yesterday calling for the city council to review the Northeast META datacenter agreement. As we […] The…