[[{“value”:” “Former state Rep. Joe Pickett, who filed the lawsuit nearly six years ago challenging El Paso’s environmental franchise fee, said he is celebrating his fourth legal win in the case. On…
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El Paso Herald Post – Guest Editorial: Transparency Isn’t a Campaign Strategy, It’s a Leadership Principle
Over the last few days, there has been discussion about my campaign finance report, and I wanted to address it directly. First and foremost, my campaign filed its report on […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Editorial: How America’s newspapers lost their voice
Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial in 1963 lambasting the racist White Citizens Councils in the Lexington Advertiser, a […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LETTER TO THE EL PASO TIMES: DEBT PLAZA WILL IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH
[[{“value”:” Here is a real winner from Andrea Broyles of Far East El Paso: “For our family, one of the most meaningful aspects of this project is its potential to bring access…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SHOWERS, TOILETS, AND SINKS AT COUNTY JAIL ARE WORKING AGAIN
[[{“value”:” The El Paso County Jail is a miserable, disgusting facility with third-world standards. Prisoners are made to suffer whether they are guilty of a crime or not, while detention officers ignore…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAM ARMIJO FOR DISTRICT 1
[[{“value”:” Dr. Sam Armijo is the obvious choice to replace tax-and-spend liberal Alejandra Chavez on City Council. It his hard for us to imagine a more qualified candidate, given his decades of…
El Paso Herald Post – Update: Josh Acevedo and Chris Canales File Late Reports Yesterday
EL PASO, Tx., July 17, 2026: In an update to the story we brought to you yesterday, Josh Acevedo and Chris Canales filed their campaign finance reports yesterday. Both incumbents […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – PRO-DEBT-PLAZA INCUMBENTS OMIT DEBT PLAZA FROM THEIR CAMPAIGNS
[[{“value”:” There are four incumbents running for City Council: Alejandra Chavez of District 1, Ivan Nino of District 5, Art Fierro of District 6, and Chris Canales of District 8. Of these…
El Paso Herald Post – Campaign Finance Reports Were Due Yesterday, Josh Acevedo and Chris Canales Failed to File Reports
EL PASO, Tx., July 16, 2026: Municipal office holders and other elected officials were required to file their July semiannual campaign finance reports yesterday. Announced candidates who collected or spent […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Breaking News: Limón Places Agenda Item Prohibiting City Representatives from Using Personal Devices During Meetings
EL PASO, Tx., July 15, 2026: City Representative Lily Limón has placed an agenda item for next weeks city council meeting calling for city representatives to stop using personal devices […] The…