[[{“value”:” On February 15 we shared the five-year financial outlook of City CFO Robert Cortinas, who predicts a widening gap in the General Fund budget in FY 2027-2031 amounting to a total…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Herald Post – Opinion: Are The Democrats Surging In Texas? What Immigration And Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico And John Cornyn Suggest
Texas is a key battleground for the midterm elections in November where the Democrats are hoping to turn Texas blue and the Republicans hoping to keep control of Texas. Going […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho
By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22, now undoubtedly one of the most infamous days in the Mexican port…
El Paso Herald Post – Mexican Military Operation Yesterday Kills Cartel Leader El Mencho, Cartel Responds With Violence
Tapalpa, Jalisco, MX, February 23, 2026: Nemesio Rubén Oseguerra Cervantes, “El Mencho,” leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) based in the State of Jalisco was captured by Mexican […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Where Texas Begins”
The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where Texas Begins”. Of course Texas only begins in El Paso if you’re…
El Paso Herald Post – Guest Editorial: Commercial Property Tax System Fails All Texans
Every year, headlines focus on rising property taxes and frustrated homeowners. But a quieter, more consequential problem hides in plain sight: Texas’ commercial property tax system is fundamentally broken – […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Update: Tony Gonzales Was Having Affair with Staffer Who Committed Suicide
AUSTIN, Tx., February 18, 2026: In an update to a story we brought you back in November, former staffer for Tony Gonzales (R-23) who died of self-immolation after she set […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Opinion: Mayor Johnson Should Also Be Held Accountable
Real accountability for the NSF grant debacle should not stop with Heather Wilson. It should also include Mayor Renard Johnson who was an integral part of the flawed process that brought Wilson…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – IS DEMOCRAT ANNETTE GRIEGO A FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SERGIO CORONADO?
[[{“value”:” Family nurse practitioner Annette Griego is challenging Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 in the current Democratic Primary. Coronado is an extreme tax-and-spend “progressive” who increased his own salary 16.2% after…