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:…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY CANCELS PLAN TO REVISE FUND BALANCE POLICY
[[{“value”:” This past Friday we reported that the City planned to revise the policy governing the unrestricted fund balance, sometimes known as the rainy day fund, which currently stands at a healthy…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY DEBT ISSUES REVEALED
[[{“value”:” In November, El Paso voters approved County Proposition A ($95,615,000 for parks and recreation), Proposition B ($26,700,000 for Medical Examiner facilities), and Proposition E ($32,710,000 for the Animal Shelter), for a…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL MAY RAID THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE DECK PLAZA!
[[{“value”:” On April 15, Karina Brasgalla from Economic and International Development made a presentation to City Council recommending a contribution of $35 million toward the construction of a Deck Plaza over Interstate…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 6
Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into today’s live video of The Border Chronicle weekly roundup! As mentioned in the video, here’s a link to sign…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – RENARD RAKES IN $40,500 FROM HIS FRIENDS
[[{“value”:” Mayor Renard Johnson spent over $1.5 million on his mayoral election, running on a promise to lower our property tax, fix our streets, and lure large businesses to El Paso. If…
The Border Chronicle – We Need Your Help Now More Than Ever
A Sonoran vaquero with pup at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque) Subscribe now Dear Border Chronicle subscribers, We need your help now more than ever. Vast swathes…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EPISD TRUSTEE CALL: “THE FORCES OF DARKNESS, CORRUPTION, AND SELFISH AMBITION HAVE WON”
[[{“value”:” Tonight, after about 2.5 hours of public comment with scores of speakers supporting Superintendent Diana Sayavedra, the Board of Trustees voted 4-2 to force her resignation, with Daniel Call and Valerie…
The Border Chronicle – Upside-Down World: Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex in the Trump Era
Subscribe now This article is a collaboration between The Border Chronicle and TomDispatch, a great outlet which has been looking at U.S. foreign policy, the military industrial complex, the “forever wars,” climate…
El Chuqueño Blog – El Paso is a Small Town
Today’s front page headline of the dead tree edition of our English almost-daily newspaper is “Five new restaurants to try in El Paso”. The story in the right hand column is titled…