Here’s a story maybe you didn’t see. From ElPasoTimes.com: [El Paso Mayor Oscar] Leeser related a recent encounter with someone involved with “one of the special interest groups that seem to have…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – “Split Second”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ABBOT APPOINTS TOMMY GONZALEZ TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Three days ago, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he appointed former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Our City Council fired…
El Chuqueño Blog – “The Economy of Tomorrow”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – GASSANDRA HERNANDEZ AND CLAUDIA “TU GAS ES MI GAS” STRIKE AGAIN! NEW AUDIT SHOWS MORE EXCESSIVE GAS USAGE
It was nearly one year ago that we learned from the Chief City Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, that City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her husband helped themselves to $6,691 of City gas in…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SISD SALARIES REVEALED
As late as 1930, about 65% of America’s children were educated in one-room schoolhouses, often with a single teacher entrusted with all instruction. Since that time, most of our public schools have…
El Chuqueño Blog – In Defense of the Rio Bosque Wetlands
by Vanessa Johnson The Chihuahua Desert is an ecological treasure; it is the largest and most biodiverse desert in the Northern Hemisphere. The Rio Bosque Wetlands Park is a 372-acre City of…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SISD BUDGET HOLE WIDENS TO $74 MILLION, STAFF SPENT $133 MILLION WITHOUT REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL
It is now clear that the Socorro Independent School District is facing a financial meltdown of epic proportions and is far worse than has been reported by our local media. Yesterday, Vicki…
The Border Chronicle – The Digital Border Wall: A Q&A with Journalist Verónica Martínez about the CBP One App
Subscribe now People using the CBP One app in Ciudad Juárez to apply for asylum. (Photo credit: Verónica Martínez) Share The CBP One app—according to journalist Verónica Martínez—has been deterring asylum seekers…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – HERNANDEZ VOTES AGAINST 12,500-SEAT AMPHITHEATER, REJECTING $5.4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
Yesterday our City Council voted 6-1, with Rep. Cassandra Hernandez dissenting and Rep. Isabel Salcido absent, to proceed with a public-private partnership to construct a 12,500-seat amphitheater in Northeast El Paso. The…