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Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
Border Report – Will Mexico’s stepped-up migration enforcement last?
(NewsNation) — Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are down from a record high in December and a crackdown by Mexican authorities is a major reason why. Through the first two months…
El Chuqueño Blog – How Owners of Professional Sports Teams Dodge Taxes
Here’s an interesting story from ProPublica.com about how the owners of professional sports teams escape income taxes: The IRS has launched a campaign to examine whether wealthy taxpayers are violating the law…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CANUTILLO ISD REPEATEDLY VIOLATES TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code gives the media and public the right to access records from any government entity within the State, including school districts. We recently filed requests for…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Wall’s Newest Makeover in the “Concertina Poster City”
Subscribe now Removal of concertina wire from the border wall in Nogales in April. (Photo credit: Tom Vaughan/FeVa Fotos) Share I had to do a double take. The razor wire, which had…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE EPISD IMPLOSION
Claudia Lorena Silva of El Paso Matters reports that student enrollment in EPISD is at its lowest level since the 1960s. The district also suffers from a severe budgetary crisis, a hopelessly bloated administration,…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHY VOTERS SHOULD REJECT THE $386 MILLION CANUTILLO ISD BOND
Canutillo ISD has placed a $386 million bond on the ballot for the May 4 election. Voters should reject this bond just as they rejected the District’s previous two bonds, which lost…
The Border Chronicle – The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington
John Washington (Photo courtesy of author) Subscribe now A defining issue of this century will be people on the move and where they settle. Wealthier countries like the U.S. are responding by…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERVIEW WITH CITY REP. JOE MOLINAR OF DISTRICT 4
Joe Molinar assumed office as City Representative for District 4 on January 5, 2021 and, in our humble estimation, has done an exceptional job representing not only the constituents of his district…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JOHNSON PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES BUT INCREASE SPENDING, MEDIA FAILS TO SCRUTINIZE HIM
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and is backed by Veronica Escobar and our local business elites, together with their bankers and attorneys. He has held three major fundraisers…