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…
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The latest from the border blogosphere.
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…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – PRIVATE CORPORATION TO BUILD 12,500-SEAT AMPHITHEATER IN NORTHEAST EL PASO, ZERO GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
Under Executive Session item EX1 today, our City Council announced a public-private partnership with Notes Live, Inc., a private developer, which will build a 12,500-seat amphitheater at the former site of Cohen…
The Border Chronicle – Border 911 and the Cruelty and Chaos Agenda
Subscribe now In January, I encountered three masked, armed men while I was reporting on asylum seekers arriving at the border wall near Sasabe, Arizona. The men were filming and flying drones…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT INTERVIEWS ALL THREE CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Fellow Taxpayers, As a service to our community, we conducted extensive interviews with all three candidates for District Attorney: Bill Hicks, James Montoya, and Alma Trejo. In addition, we invited each of…
El Chuqueño Blog – Humphrey Bogar in “Midnight”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – HERNANDEZ TELLS EL PASO INC THAT GONZALEZ FIRING SPARKED DEPARTURES OF UPPER MANAGEMENT
City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, who voted to raise our property tax six times and issue more than a half-billion dollars in debt without voter authorization, and who was reprimanded for stealing $6,700…