EL PASO, Tx., October 17, 2025: As federal workers across the nation continue to face job uncertainty over the federal shutdown, now on its 17th day, and the ongoing threat […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – Ninja Convention
The Secret Society of Ninjas met in El Paso this week, and I was lucky enough to capture their parade on Montana last night. Kudos to Visit El Paso for landing the…
The Border Chronicle – Cabeza de Vaca—Reincarnated as a Cactus
Subscribe now Still from Opuntia (2017). Courtesy of David Fenster. “Know that I was born, by the will of heaven, in this our iron age, to revive the one of gold, or…
El Paso Herald Post – What To Know About the Second No Kings Day In El Paso
EL PASO, Tx., October 16, 2025: A second nationwide No Kings protests are scheduled for Saturday across the country. Protestors are protesting the deployment of the National Guard in several […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Gina Hinojosa Makes It Official For Texas Governor Race
AUSTIN, Tx., October 15, 2025: After weeks of speculation, Gina Hinojosa made it official on Austin’s KVUE news station that she is running for Texas governor. During a news interview […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Texas Election Musical Chairs And Cesar Blanco
AUSTIN, Tx., October 14, 2025: After weeks of speculation, we have now learned that Austin State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is likely to announce that she will running in the March […] The…
The Border Chronicle – Healing Traditions: How Curanderismo is Reviving Cultural Connection in the Borderlands
Laurencio Lopez Nuñez leads a ceremony in preparation for a healing session. He practices the curandero traditions of his native Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo credit: Imanol Miranda) Subscribe now Imanol Miranda can still…
El Paso Herald Post – Tuesday Time Warp – The Start of the Iconic Cross-border Trolleys?
In today’s Tuesday’s Time Warp installment, we look at how the iconic cross-border street cars likely got their start. In the November 22, 1900, El Paso Daily Herald we learn […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – New Report Says Undocumented Immigrants Represent Less Than One Percent Of Medicaid Expenditures
CHICAGO, October 13, 2025: A new report recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that undocumented immigrants accounted for less than one percent of the […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Trump Administration Laying Off Federal Workers
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2025: Over 4,000 federal employees began receiving layoff notices on Friday according to a court filing. The Trump Administration ordered what it argues as federal workforce reductions […] The…