[[{“value”:” On August 22, Andrew Polk of KVIA and Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc conducted the first-ever journalistic interview Mayor Renard Johnson, who has a long history of evading media…
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The Border Chronicle – It’s Our Fourth Anniversary!
The sacred Quitobaquito springs in Southern Arizona with the border wall in the background. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque) Subscribe now We launched The Border Chronicle in 2021 with a local reporting…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAMANIEGO BEGINS OLIGARCH-FUNDED CAMPAIGN BLITZ
[[{“value”:” On this Labor Day let us remember that it is our money, the product of our labor, that our government is spending whenever they issue debt and increase our taxes. County…
El Chuqueño Blog – “He Ran All the Way”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR ON THE DEBT PLAZA: “WE DON’T EXPECT THIS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TAXPAYERS 100%”
[[{“value”:” Two days ago Mayor Renard Johnson addressed a room full of his supporters about building a $412 million Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. The Mayor spoke just after County Judge Ricardo…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – REP. ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RECEIVES $2,500 FROM MARGOS AND ORTEGA AFTER VOTING TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
[[{“value”:” According to her campaign webpage, Alejandra Chavez “is committed to exploring options for property tax relief.” However, during the recent budget discussions she did not make a single proposal that would…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
[[{“value”:” Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to conduct…
The Border Chronicle – Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: August 29
Subscribe now This Week in The Border Chronicle: Share The Border Chronicle More News from the Border: Tarantula crawls in front of an Elbit Systems integrated fixed tower in the Southern Arizona…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION
[[{“value”:” We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its tax…