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…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
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…
El Chuqueño Blog – EPEC’s Rate Increase
In this ElPasoMatters.com post, Diego Mendoza-Myers writes about EPEC’s plans to build out its system and what that means for EPEC’s customers. The El Paso City Council recently rejected a proposed rate increase by…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Intrigue”
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The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 27
Share Thank you to everyone who joined our live video talk last night with Alix Dick about her new memoir “The cost of being undocumented: one woman’s reckoning with America’s inhumane math.”…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – LETTER TO EL PASO TIMES: LOWERING PROPERTY TAX WILL REQUIRE SUPERHUMAN INGENUITY
[[{“value”:” I wish to thank Mayor Renard Johnson for repeatedly promising to lower our property tax during his election campaign. When Dee Margo ran for office, he merely promised to “hold the…