[[{“value”:” 15,241 Republican primary voters (64.6%) cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 1: “We the Republican Voters and Taxpayers of El Paso City and County oppose the spending or commitment of…
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El Paso Herald Post – Democrats Oust Incumbents and Republicans Send Sexual Offender Congressional Candidate to Runoff
EL PASO, Tx., March 4, 2026: El Paso Democratic voters sent two county commissioner incumbents home yesterday choosing two newcomers to replace them at the county. In an upset, two […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY VOTES 7-1 TO EARMARK $561K IN TIRZ FUNDS FOR DEBT PLAZA DESIGN, NO FINANCIAL PLAN FOR COMPLETION!
[[{“value”:” Today our City Council voted 7-1 to earmark $561,001 of the $10,561,001 cost for the design of the Debt Plaza over Interstate 10, with only Rep. Limon dissenting. The funds will…
El Paso Herald Post – Today Is Election Day, Who to Watch in the 2026 Primaries
EL PASO, Tx., March 3, 2026: Today is the start of the mid-term elections with the primaries underway in Texas. The winners of their respective primaries either go on to […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY DOMINATED BY RICARDO “VADER” SAMANIEGO AND HIS STORMTROOPERS
[[{“value”:” Ricardo Samaniego ran for County Judge against John Cook in 2018 on a platform of fiscal restraint. Instead he voted for record spending, including COs and tax notes, and increased his…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Biggest Campaign of the Season
The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El Paso is fighting to keep her job….
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP ACEVEDO APPOINTS EDWARD ESCUDERO TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
[[{“value”:” The Public Service Board (PSB) is the most powerful board you’ve never heard of. They govern El Paso Water and make all the major decisions about local public land and whether…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY TO VOTE ON SPENDING $584,321 TOWARD $10.6M COST OF DEBT PLAZA DESIGN
[[{“value”:” Will City Council fund the design phase of the Debt Plaza even though it was denied $60M in grant funding and there is no way to pay for this pig with…
El Paso Herald Post – Tony Gonzales Faces Losing His Congressional Seat Tomorrow
UVALDE, Tx., March 2, 2026: El Paso’s second congressperson, Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) faces losing his seat going into tomorrow’s primary election after text messages of an affair that drove a […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – “The Black Arrow”
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