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Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES
[[{“value”:” When Mayor Renard Johnson decided to give an exclusive media interview to discuss his first six months in office, he did not go to Adam Powell, Lesley Engle, or Julia Spencer….
El Chuqueño Blog – “Mister 880”
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The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: August 15
Subscribe now This Week in The Border Chronicle: Share The Border Chronicle More News from the Border: Federal judge appears ready to dismiss 2 of 14 charges in Henry Cuellar’s bribery case…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – 30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
[[{“value”:” Last month we cited a City audit dated March 6 revealing that 10 hotels failed to remit $1,121,530.45 in hotel occupancy tax (HOT), including penalties and interest. Now we have learned…
The Border Chronicle – The Borderlands Are Not Flooded with Fentanyl: A Q&A with Dr. Melody Glenn, author of Mother of Methadone
Dr. Melody Glenn. Photo: Desiree Bustos Subscribe now Dr. Melody Glenn is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arizona. She’s also the author of Mother of Methadone, available…
El Chuqueño Blog – King David
From up above, from a rooftop, or an upper window, they could be dancing. The hip hop thumps from the oversize speakers in the trunk of one of the cars, a late…
The Border Chronicle – How ICE Detention Was Built
Subscribe now Jesse Franzblau speaking at a December 2024 press conference on Capitol Hill led by Illinois congresswoman Delia Ramirez. (Photo courtesy of NIJC.) Share Jesse Franzblau is a senior policy analyst…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!
[[{“value”:” The City is increasing its property tax on the average home value ($221,726) by $83, with no resistance from Mayor Johnson, who had promised to lower our tax. UMC just adopted…