MEXICO CITY, January 13, 2026: In a fifteen-minute telephone call yesterday morning between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with Donald Trump, Sheinbaum reasserted México’s sovereignty. Sheinbaum said after the telephone call […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – The Primary Elections
I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every contest on the ballot. The tabulizer tried…
The Border Chronicle – A discussion with former agent Jenn Budd on Border Patrol and ICE impunity
Share I’ve been speaking with Jenn Budd for years about Border Patrol crimes, impunity and how the agency could be (and should be reformed.) But both Democrats and Republicans have refused to…
El Paso Herald Post – ACA Open Enrollment Ends on Thursday As El Pasoans Face Premium Hikes While Trump Says He Will Veto Relief Congress Offers
EL PASO, Tx., December 12, 2026: Rising health care insurance premium costs due to the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies have left many El Pasoans facing higher health […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Between Midnight and Dawn”
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El Chuqueño Blog – “That one night in jail at El Paso was tough.” | The Man in Black’s El Paso Drug Bust
by Bob Chessey (Unless otherwise noted, information is based on March 2, 2010 interview by author with retired El Paso Police Detective Ed Agan) El Paso Police Department Detectives Armando Nava and…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: January 9
Subscribe now This Week in The Border Chronicle: Share More News from the Border: River wall: Feds deploying 500-miles of water barriers near Brownsville MyRGV.com San Diego sues federal government over concertina…
El Paso Herald Post – House Passes Affordable Care Act Benefits For Three Years
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2026: With the help of three Republican lawmakers, on a vote of 230 to 196, the House passed legislation extending health care subsidies that had expired at […] The…
The Border Chronicle – The Trump Corollary: A Q&A with Gabriel Aguirre about Venezuela
Subscribe now . A Venezuelan flag in Caracas after the U.S. attack on January 3. (Photo credit: Federico Parra / AFP via Getty Images) Share In November the Trump administration released its…
El Paso Herald Post – New Home Construction In El Paso Is Down
EL PASO, Tx., January 8, 2026: El Paso’s home builders started pulling fewer building permits to build new homes around August last year. The latest indicators are that new homes […] The…