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Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – El Paso Electric is Coming for Your Money
Vic Kolenc has written an article for the El Paso Times headlined ‘An international issue’ | El Paso Electric substation construction boom aimed at big-energy needs. Right now the story is behind…
El Chuqueño Blog – “The Spider”
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The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 20
Thanks to everyone who joined our live roundup this morning to discuss stories on The Border Chronicle from this week. Pablo De La Rosa joined us from the Rio Grande Valley, and…
The Border Chronicle – Murmuration: A Conversation with Kate Scott about Resistance at the Border
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…
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…