Editor’s Note: This report is an investigative collaboration between Lighthouse Reports, where Melissa del Bosque is an investigations editor, the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, the Texas Observer, palabra, and Puente News…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – Cast Your Vote in a Different but Crucial “Election”
By Kent Paterson Everyone’s eyes are on November 5. Still, democracy is far more than just casting votes for the next elected official or bond measure before retiring to your coach or…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT VOTER GUIDE
[[{“value”:” We have thoroughly analyzed the ballot for the November 5 election and are pleased to share with you our selections. With regard to the candidates, we have endorsed those who are…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHO ARE THE OLIGARCHY CANDIDATES?
[[{“value”:” Our local Oligarchy consists of big developers and their bankers and attorneys. Every election cycle they contribute generously to their candidates with the aim of tightening their grip on our local…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – FABIOLA ARELLANO FOR CITY DISTRICT 3
[[{“value”:” Fabiola Arellano is one of five candidates running for City District 3 and is diametrically opposed to everything the current office holder stands for. Unlike the tax-and-spend disaster that is Cassandra…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ FAILS TO FILE 30-DAY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT, COMPLAINT FILED, TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION ACCEPTS JURISDICTION
[[{“value”:” Claudia Lizette Rodriguez, the Republican candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 1, failed to submit her 30-day campaign finance report on time. As a result, we filed a complaint with the Texas…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ VIOLATES CAMPAIGN SIGNAGE LAWS
[[{“value”:” Dear Ms. Chavez, You are placing signs, large and small, all over my neighborhood that clearly violate state and local laws. For example, I have attached below a photo of one…
The Border Chronicle – “Mexico Is the Wall”: Deterrence in the Time of Elections
Subscribe now Please join The Border Chronicle on October 24 for a discussion thread on the U.S. elections and the border. We welcome all perspectives for what we hope will be a…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Bullfights are Back!
I’ve been remiss. For a long little while, the Alberto Balderas Bullring in downtown Juarez had a banner hanging on the front of it that said it was available for public and…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERVIEW WITH CITY REP. BRIAN KENNEDY, CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF EL PASO
[[{“value”:” Today we interviewed Brian Kennedy, City Representative of District 1 and candidate for Mayor. See why we give him our highest endorsement: “}]] Read more: Read More