[[{“value”:” The El Paso City Council is set to review tax rates and a proposed $1.4 billion budget that could raise property taxes during its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Mayor Renard Johnson…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”
Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.” Here is one customer’s attempt to rewrite…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR MARGO INSISTED SALE OF EP ELECTRIC TO JP MORGAN CHASE WOULD BE GOOD FOR EL PASO
[[{“value”:” Among the many horrible things Mayor Dee Margo did to our community was casting the tie-breaking vote to sell EP Electric to a group of Wall Street investors on December 17,…
El Paso Herald Post – Guest Editorial: The Shiny Object…
In January 2026, our city council approved an addition to the city’s Title 7 animal ordinance aimed at protecting residents and their pets. The additional ordinance defines what qualifies as […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision
By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy is shifting beneath our feet. What we…
El Chuqueño Blog – John Prine – “I Remember Everything”
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El Paso Herald Post – Josh Acevedo Calls for Review of Meta Datacenter Agreement After BlackRock Takeover
EL PASO, Tx., July 30, 2026: City Representative Josh Acevedo (D2) released a statement late yesterday calling for the city council to review the Northeast META datacenter agreement. As we […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INNOCENT UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY!
[[{“value”:” SISD Trustee Ryan Woodcraft stands accused of misdemeanor assault but we remind everyone that he is absolutely innocent unless convicted in a court of law. Please let him have his day…
El Paso Herald Post – Special Report: How El Paso Became the Battleground for AI
EL PASO, Tx., July 29, 2026: On the desert northeast of El Paso a new front in the battle between datacenter developers and community concerns has opened over the economics […] The…
El Chuqueño Blog – “The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry”
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