Erick Meza near the border wall in Arizona. (Photo credit: Jonathan Stegenga) Subscribe now The Trump administration has begun issuing contracts for border wall construction. During the first Trump administration, contractors dynamited…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – DECK PLAZA IS PROJECTED TO COST $412 MILLION, DOUBLE WHAT CITY CLAIMS
[[{“value”:” In November 2022, City Council voted to hire Stantec Consulting Services at a cost of $1,321,785 to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a downtown deck plaza over Interstate…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR JOHNSON STACKS TIRZ 5 BOARD WITH DECK PLAZA SUPPORTERS
[[{“value”:” Tomorrow our City Council will vote under agenda items 6 and 7 to reappoint Deborah A. Zuloaga and Arlene Carroll to the Board of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 5 and, under…
El Chuqueño Blog – “5 Against the House”
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El Chuqueño Blog – The New Soccer Stadium
From Mexico’s national media outlet Milenio.com: Alejandra de la Vega, propietaria de los Bravos de Juárez, ha confirmado uno de los proyectos más ambiciosos en la historia del equipo: la creación de…
The Border Chronicle – Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 25
Watch Melissa’s video Q&A with Jerry Pacheco, president of the Border Industrial Association in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Pacheco speaks about the impacts of Trump’s tariffs on U.S.-Mexico trade, and how border…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY BOND DEBT TRIPLES IN THREE YEARS!
[[{“value”:” The El Paso County Commissioners Court consists of Judge Samaniego and Commissioners Butler, Stout, Holguin, and Coronado. All but Holguin are tax-and-spend progressives who seem determined to spend us into the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO COUNTY BUDGET BOOKS, FY 2016-2025
[[{“value”:” El Paso County FY 2016 Budget (book 1)Download El Paso County FY 2016 Budget (book 2)Download El Paso County FY 2017 Budget (book 1)Download El Paso County FY 2017 Budget (book…
The Border Chronicle – State of the Border 100 Days after Trump: A Podcast with Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller
Subscribe now A Stryker armored vehicle looks over the border into Mexico from Sunland Park in March. (Photo by Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images) Share What is happening on the border three…