EL PASO, Tx., August 28, 2026: City council candidate Arturo Alluin, who is running for the seat currently held by Chris Canales, sent an email to El Paso Matters’ reporter […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – Instrumenta antiqua stultis antiquis.
by Tim Holt Here is a little game you can play with your coworkers: try to find a document at your work that is written in cursive from beginning to end. Go…
The Border Chronicle – In a Mexicali Novel, a Secret and an Unraveling Childhood Friendship
Elma Correa’s award-winning Donde termina el verano follows two girls from the working-class outskirts of Mexicali whose friendship, guilt and memories are shaped by a childhood disappearance and the borderlands around them. Read…
El Paso Herald Post – El Paso Homeowners Facing Higher Property Taxes Next Year After Recent Tax Rate Announcements
EL PASO, Tx., August 27, 2026: El Paso homeowners are headed into another year of higher property taxes after local taxing entities set higher tax rates on their portions of […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Juangabrielisimo in Juarez
by Rich Wright Juan Gabriel is the biggest star to ever come out of Juarez. For Mexican music, Juan Gabriel is Elvis and Prince and Elton John all put together. Juarez is…
El Paso Herald Post – New Texas Poll Shows James Talarico Ahead of Ken Paxton While Gina Hinojosa Trails Greg Abbott, And Texans Overwhelmingly Oppose Datacenters
AUSTIN, Tx., August 26, 2026: A new election poll released by the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Politics Project on Monday reveals that James Talarico (D) leads Ken Paxton […] The…
The Border Chronicle – Wall Watch: Mapping Trump’s $46 Billion Border Mega-Project
In this week’s podcast, Melissa del Bosque and Geographer Dugan Meyer explain how the Border Chronicle’s new project, Wall Watch, helps residents document and understand the massive construction project underway at the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY AND COUNTY SPENDING HAVE OUTPACED INFLATION “EXACERBATING AN ALREADY DEVASTATING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS”
[[{“value”:” Adam Powell of the El Paso Times cites a new study from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, which study found that “increases in local spending between 2015 and 2025 have resulted…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Data Center Chronicles: The Storms of Jupiter Whip the Summer of ’26
Outside the Doña Ana County Government Center, Bill had a poignant message By Kent Paterson If the summer monsoon has been a huge letdown this year, then developments around the giant AI…
El Paso Herald Post – “Calling All Seniors” Program Aims to Combat Loneliness in El Paso
EL PASO, Tx., August 25, 2026: A local initiative is taking strides to address the growing issue of isolation among older adults. Operating under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior […] The…