[[{“value”:” Democrat Annette Griego, a fiscal conservative, defeated incumbent Commissioner Sergio Coronado of County Precinct 4 in the March 3 primary. Now Griego will face Republican Leo Arcos in the November 3…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup (+ Poetry!): September 11
How the 9/11 attacks transformed the borderlands, the Tohono O’odham fight back against the border wall, and saving Mexicali’s lagoons, plus poetry! Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – The El Paso City Council Will Discuss Removing Flock Cameras on Tuesday
EL PASO, Tx., September 11, 2026: The controversial Flock cameras are back on the city council agenda for next Tuesday. The license plate reader cameras became controversial after privacy issues […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LAUREN ZIMMERMAN, CAMPAIGNER FOR ESCOBAR, SAMANIEGO AND JOHNSON, HIRED BY META TO HANDLE LOCAL PR
[[{“value”:” Lauren Zimmerman is the brain behind Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s election campaigns and she assisted the campaigns of Mayor Renard Johnson and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego. She was remarkably effective at finessing…
The Border Chronicle – “We See No Border”: The Tohono O’odham Fight Against the Border Wall
The irreparable harm that has already been done, says tribal chairman Verlon Jose, you can feel it, hear it, in the people. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – META Appoints Lauren Zimmerman As Community Engagement Manager
EL PASO, Tx., September 10, 2026: The developer behind the controversial datacenter construction in Northeast El Paso, META, has appointed congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s former campaign manager to lead efforts to […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Minority Report
From Prospect.org: Job postings and interviews with senior security officials at Anthropic show that the frontier AI lab is building out an extensive monitoring system to keep tabs on activists who oppose…
El Paso Herald Post – City Council District 5 Candidate Jacqueline Horn Removed From Ballot
EL PASO, Tx., September 9, 2026: Jacqueline Horn has been removed from the upcoming election for the District 5 city council seat, currently held by Ivan Niño, after city officials […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – From Church Rock to Juárez
By Kent Paterson Ciudad Juárez keeps showing signs of a cultural renaissance. For instance, seeds of a new era can be found where Avenida Juárez blends into the Gran Plaza of 16…
The Border Chronicle – Salvemos Las Lagunas: A Morning with the Collective Working to Save Mexicali’s Last Urban Wetlands
The New River flows north across the US-Mexico border, where its lagoons provide vital habitat for hundreds of birds. For a decade, a community organization has worked to protect these crucial waterways. Read…