Felicia Rangel-Samporano answers questions about the CBP One app in a Reynosa migrant camp in February 2023. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque) Subscribe now In 2019, Felicia Rangel-Samporano, a stay-at-home mom in…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – IS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING TO FIRE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CALDERON?
[[{“value”:” The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) used to be chaired by Rep. Brian Kennedy. That is when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon investigated the gas cards, P-cards and 380 agreements…
The Border Chronicle – From Seeking Asylum to a Life of Service: Dora Rodriguez on Her New Memoir “A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.”
Dora Rodriguez (Photo credit: Clarke Tolton) Subscribe now Share Dora Rodriguez fled the death squads in El Salvador during the civil war. Seeking asylum in the United States in 1980, she nearly…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHO WILL DEFEAT COMMISSIONER SERGIO CORONADO IN NOVEMBER 2026?
[[{“value”:” The General Election of November 2026 may seem far away, but we cannot wait to see Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 booted from office! By any standard, Coronado is a…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 13
Share Thank’s to everyone who joined our live roundup this morning. As promised here’s the link to Pablo’s article from March on how Texas’ Operation Lone Star is serving as a blueprint…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL COMMITS TO “DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCING” OF DECK PLAZA
[[{“value”:” Our City Council voted 7-1, with Rep. Lily Limon dissenting, to “commit to the project’s development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing” of the Deck Plaza, which we are convinced will…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JEREMY JORDAN ARRAIGNED FOR FELONY ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SCHEDULED FOR JURY TRIAL IN JANUARY
[[{“value”:” According to County Court records, Jeremy Jordan, the husband of former City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, was indicted for felony assault with a deadly weapon on April 15 and arraigned on May…
The Border Chronicle – Mexico Says Construction on Three Dams in Sonora Will Begin in July. Locals are Concerned.
Subscribe now A dry field and irrigation canal in Molino de Camou, Sonora. Image courtesy of Ismael Limón. Share Ismael Limón is an ejidatario, or a member of a ranching collective, in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – GROSSMAN “THANKS” MAYOR FOR PROMISING LOWER PROPERTY TAXES
[[{“value”:” Dr. Max Grossman spoke before City Council at Public Comment to thank City Council and staff for recent actions and to “thank” Mayor Renard Johnson for promising to lower our property…
The Border Chronicle – ICE’d Up
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at a border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities at the Texas State Capitol in July 2021 in Austin, during the 87th Legislatures special session. (Photo credit:…