Subscribe now The U.S.-Mexico border during the March 18 dust storm. (Photo by Todd Miller) Share We are standing on the Prospect Street Bridge over Interstate 10 in El Paso, Texas, during…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL REJECTS CITIZEN OVERSIGHT OF NEARLY $700M IN BOND PROJECTS
[[{“value”:” City Reps. Canales and Limon co-sponsored item 21 on yesterday’s City Council agenda, which would have provided citizen oversight of $685,602,650 worth of public bond projects, amounting to approximately $1.3 billion…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR JOHNSON PROMISED TO LOWER OUR PROPERTY TAX BUT WILL NOT DELIVER
[[{“value”:” What is the difference between Dee Margo and Renard Johnson, aside from the fact that they are cut from the same cloth and relied upon the same group of friends to…
The Border Chronicle – Telling the Stories of Sonora’s Water
Subscribe now Like the arid U.S. Southwest, northwest Mexico faces an acute water crisis. In recent months, the country’s federal water commission (CONAGUA), Sonora’s state water commission, and the water utility of…
The Border Chronicle – Historic Levels of Rain Leave the Texas-Mexico Border in Ruins, with Officials Slow to Respond.
Residents join rescue efforts along with two National Guard soldiers on the streets of Reynosa, Mexico, in the early hours of Friday morning. (Photo credit: Alberto Cruz, La Prensa.) Subscribe now By…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EP ELECTRIC PLANNING $93M RATE HIKE, AVERAGE BILL TO INCREASE $22.39/MONTH
[[{“value”:” Please attend one of these meetings and make your voice heard! El Paso Electric proposed rate hike community meetings planned “}]] Read more: Read More
The Border Chronicle – Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup March 28
Ask an Expert Our first Ask an Expert live video conversation with Austin Kocher last week was a great success! Kocher, an immigration expert, answered our readers’ immigration questions and provided clarity…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REPS CANALES AND LIMON MOVE TO ESTABLISH BOAC AS PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE WITH EXPANDED OVERSIGHT
[[{“value”:” The voters passed the Quality of Life Bond on November 6, 2012, authorizing the issuance of $473,225,000 in general obligation bonds for dozens of projects, and only 37 days later the City Council…
The Border Chronicle – A Live Podcast from Patagonia, Arizona, with Award-Winning Authors Luis Alberto Urrea and Gary Nabhan
From Left to Right: Todd Miller, Gary Nabhan, Luis Alberto Urrea and Melissa del Bosque. (Photo credit: Steev Hise) Subscribe now Share On March 12, Todd and Melissa were thrilled to moderate…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SOCORRO ISD FACES FINANCIAL IMPLOSION BUT, HEY, AT LEAST THEY HAVE A NEW STADIUM!
[[{“value”:” The Socorro Independent School District is in a deep financial hole and under the conservatorship of the Texas Education Agency. In November they had to take out a $25.1 million loan…