by Rich Wright When I was six, my father took me to the circus. My father drank a lot, and drunk or sober he seemed the same to me, loud and energetic…
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The Border Chronicle – Texas Should Revitalize, not Militarize Border Communities: A Q&A with Amerika Garcia Grewal
Amerika Garcia Grewal at Shelby Park before the Texas government closed the park. (Photo courtesy of Amerika Garcia Grewal) Subscribe now Eagle Pass, Texas, is normally a quiet town of about 30,000…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE GREAT TIRZ 13 RIP-OFF: RECAP
[[{“value”:” Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13 was first presented to City Council for consideration on September 18, 2018 and then approved unanimously on October 2 under agenda item 27.1. The Council reps…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY OF EL PASO BUDGET BOOKS FY 2013-2025
[[{“value”:” Below we have appended the adopted budgets of the City of El Paso from FY 2013 through FY 2025. City of El Paso FY 2013 Budget BookDownload City of El Paso…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – BALLPARK LEASE AND AMENDMENTS
[[{“value”:” City Ordinance No. 017880 was approved by City Council on September 18, 2012. It authorized the City Manager to sign a lease for the Ballpark with MountainStar Sports Group. The Lease…
El Chuqueño Blog – Sphere and Shakedown in Las Vegas: 60 Years Later the Grateful Dead Family Keeps Truckin’ On
By Kent Paterson For the second year in a row, the Good Ship Terrapin Station has landed in Las Vegas, Nevada. The prestigious passengers disembarking from the vessel include Bob Weir, rhythm…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY ALLOCATED $8.6M FOR ITS 2024 PUBLIC ART PLAN
[[{“value”:” This past February our City Council voted to allocate $8,593,000 for public art installations as part of the 2024 Public Art Plan. It was on October 28, 2014 that the City…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Four Dead in 5 Seconds”
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The Border Chronicle – Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup April 18
Subscribe now Ask an Expert: Jerry Pacheco Jerry Pacheco, president of the Border Industrial Association in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Share When it comes to trade, as so many other things in…
The Border Chronicle – Under Trump Military Expansion, Soldiers May Soon Police Civilians at the Border
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a joint patrol alongside Border Patrol near Del Rio, Texas, on April 9, 2025. (Photo credit: U.S. Army Capt. Maria L. Salcido) Subscribe now More than…