[[{“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…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
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…
The Border Chronicle – Climate, Tech, Borders, and Gaza: A Podcast with Amali Tower
Subscribe now Amali Tower in Morocco. (Photo credit: Freddie Claire). Share In this episode the executive director of Climate Refugees, Amali Tower, crosses the globe from Israel/Palestine to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – UPPER CITY ADMINISTRATORS GET SALARY INCREASES UP TO 42%
[[{“value”:” Dionne Mack began her position as City Manager on September 3, 2024. Within a short time, she approved raises for 37 deputy city managers and department heads totaling $925,366, with an…
The Border Chronicle – Audio Feature: “La Jaula de Oro”, Trump’s ICE Raids Cast a Shadow of Fear in the Rio Grande Valley
Subscribe now Since January 2025, the Trump administration has dramatically ramped up migrant workplace raids — mobilizing ICE and Homeland Security Investigations to detain thousands of undocumented people nationwide as part of…