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The latest from the border blogosphere.
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…
The Border Chronicle – The Treasury Targets Border Residents: A Q&A with Nicholas Anthony, Finance Policy Expert at the Cato Institute
A casa de cambio in Brownsville, Texas. One of the border cities targeted by the U.S. Department of Treasury. (Photo credit: Najlah Feanny via Getty) Subscribe now With so many changes being…
The Border Chronicle – Fighting for the Gulf of California
Hundreds of people march toward Mexico City’s Zócalo in support of environmental protections in the Gulf of California on January 29, 2025. (Photo credit: Nico Manzano) This article is the second in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO ISSUE $54 MILLION IN CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL
[[{“value”:” Like greedy pigs at the trough, our County Commissioners Court just voted 4-1 under agenda item 9C to issue a certificate of obligation in the amount of $54 million. Commissioner Butler…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LIST OF 96 RECIPIENTS OF CAR ALLOWANCE CITED IN CITY AUDIT
[[{“value”:” The City’s current Vehicle Allowance Program Policy was implemented under City Manager Tommy Gonzalez on August 31, 2015 and has never been updated. Chief City Auditor Edmundo Calderon published his audit of the policy on…
The Border Chronicle – Border Chronicle: Weekly Roundup March 21
Ask an Expert: Austin Kocher As promised, immigration expert Austin Kocher has answers for some of your most confounding immigration questions. We sent Austin your questions and he chose three of them…