Subscribe now The Binational Border Happening on the Arizona-Sonora border on May 31. (Photo credit: © Kathleen Dreier) Share On May 31, I went to the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel, Arizona, for…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAYAVEDRA NARROWS EPISD DEFICIT TO $6M, HANANY TAKES CREDIT
[[{“value”:” Superintendent Diana Sayavedra and her team managed to narrow the EPISD budget deficit for FY 2026 from $30.6 million to $6 million by cutting spending, streamlining the administration, and closing underenrolled…
The Border Chronicle – “A Huge Setback for the Starship Program”; Massive Explosion at Starbase, No Injuries Reported
This article first reported in Across the Americas. A screenshot from live footage of explosion late Wednesday night at Starbase, Texas. Credit: YouTube channel NSF – NASASpaceflight.com, Subscribe now Share SpaceX’s Starship…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EPISD TERMINATES CARY WESTIN WITH ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT IN CONTRACT
[[{“value”:” We regret to report that (Ret) Col. Cary Westin, who had signed a contract with El Paso Independent School District to serve as a business consultant starting April 2, was terminated…
The Border Chronicle – Education Instead of Chaos: A Q&A with Sidewalk School Cofounder Felicia Rangel-Samporano
Felicia Rangel-Samporano answers questions about the CBP One app in a Reynosa migrant camp in February 2023. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque) Subscribe now In 2019, Felicia Rangel-Samporano, a stay-at-home mom in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – IS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING TO FIRE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CALDERON?
[[{“value”:” The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) used to be chaired by Rep. Brian Kennedy. That is when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon investigated the gas cards, P-cards and 380 agreements…
The Border Chronicle – From Seeking Asylum to a Life of Service: Dora Rodriguez on Her New Memoir “A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain.”
Dora Rodriguez (Photo credit: Clarke Tolton) Subscribe now Share Dora Rodriguez fled the death squads in El Salvador during the civil war. Seeking asylum in the United States in 1980, she nearly…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHO WILL DEFEAT COMMISSIONER SERGIO CORONADO IN NOVEMBER 2026?
[[{“value”:” The General Election of November 2026 may seem far away, but we cannot wait to see Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 booted from office! By any standard, Coronado is a…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 13
Share Thank’s to everyone who joined our live roundup this morning. As promised here’s the link to Pablo’s article from March on how Texas’ Operation Lone Star is serving as a blueprint…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL COMMITS TO “DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCING” OF DECK PLAZA
[[{“value”:” Our City Council voted 7-1, with Rep. Lily Limon dissenting, to “commit to the project’s development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing” of the Deck Plaza, which we are convinced will…