EL PASO, Tx., January 14, 2026: A court document filed on December 17 alleges that El Paso Judge Marlene Gonzalez has a “pattern and practice of cruelty towards” migrant children […] The…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – An “Unprecedented” Event
This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully returned to normal after a water outage of “unprecedented proportions” in Northeast…
The Border Chronicle – The Nature of Violence
View of the exhibition Legado de Fieras (Legacy of Beasts) by artist Miriam Salado, on view at the Museo de la Ciudad in Querétaro, Mexico through Feb. 1. Image: Paulina Zamora This…
El Paso Herald Post – Amid Military Threats by the Trump Administration, México’s President Asserts Sovereignty in Telephone Call with Donald Trump Yesterday
MEXICO CITY, January 13, 2026: In a fifteen-minute telephone call yesterday morning between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with Donald Trump, Sheinbaum reasserted México’s sovereignty. Sheinbaum said after the telephone call […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Primary Elections
I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to make no selection in every contest on the ballot. The tabulizer tried…
The Border Chronicle – A discussion with former agent Jenn Budd on Border Patrol and ICE impunity
Share I’ve been speaking with Jenn Budd for years about Border Patrol crimes, impunity and how the agency could be (and should be reformed.) But both Democrats and Republicans have refused to…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE CITY’S BOGUS RECYCLING PROGRAM
[[{“value”:” We received this from a City of El Paso employee who has more than a decade of experience in the Environmental Services Department: “The recycling program started in 2007 under a…
El Paso Herald Post – ACA Open Enrollment Ends on Thursday As El Pasoans Face Premium Hikes While Trump Says He Will Veto Relief Congress Offers
EL PASO, Tx., December 12, 2026: Rising health care insurance premium costs due to the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies have left many El Pasoans facing higher health […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Between Midnight and Dawn”
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El Chuqueño Blog – “That one night in jail at El Paso was tough.” | The Man in Black’s El Paso Drug Bust
by Bob Chessey (Unless otherwise noted, information is based on March 2, 2010 interview by author with retired El Paso Police Detective Ed Agan) El Paso Police Department Detectives Armando Nava and…