by Xavier Miranda I spent the morning of Friday, June 20, at the U. S. Courthouse in downtown El Paso, TX observing the Immigration Court proceedings. The presiding Federal Judge and the…
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ART FIERRO TAKES IN $22,250 IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ELITES, INCLUDING $500 FROM MAYOR JOHNSON
[[{“value”:” According to item 12 of Tuesday’s Consent Agenda, City Representative Art Fierro of District 6 recently took in $22,250 in contributions from El Paso’s elites, including $500 from Mayor Renard Johnson….
El Chuqueño Blog – “Quiet Please, Murder”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JOHNSON ENDORSES SAMANIEGO FOR RE-ELECTION, CLAIMS HE WANTS TO LOWER OUR TAXES
[[{“value”:” We have seen a lot of mendacious campaign ads over the years, but Mayor Renard Johnson’s video endorsing Ricardo Samaniego’s re-election for County Judge is Texas AAA prime bulls%$t. Johnson has…
El Chuqueño Blog – Watching the Watchers
I told you about the Torre Centinela that’s going up in downtown Juarez. Well, Juarez isn’t the only city in Mexico with a Sentinel System. Here’s a story about a drug cartel…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – FLUFFY FOR COUNTY JUDGE!
[[{“value”:” We are pleased to announce that our Welsh Corgi, Fluffy, has declared his candidacy for County Judge! He is appointing Kermit the Frog as his Treasurer and Miss Piggy as his…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle’s Fourth Annual Summer Reading List
It’s been an intense six months covering the border, as the Trump administration has “flooded the zone” with chaotic policy changes. With Trump 2.0, it’s going to be a marathon, not a…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – KFOX14 SHOCK POLL SHOWS 71% AGAINST DECK PLAZA
[[{“value”:” Yesterday afternoon KFOX14 launched a poll asking El Pasoans whether they are for or against building a Deck Plaza over Interstate 10. In less than 24 hours, 71% of 759 respondents…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY VOTES 3-2 TO ALLOCATE $1M FOR DECK PLAZA DESIGN, BUTLER BLINKS
[[{“value”:” In November 2022, City Council voted to hire Stantec Consulting Services at a cost of $1,321,785 to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a downtown deck plaza over Interstate…