Sam Rodriguez was one of the most reliable bureaucrats under City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, rising up from Engineering Division Manager to Chief Transport and Operations Officer and Aviation Director. He is the…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – Juárez Multimedia Art Show Connects Rivers, Borders and Healing
By Kent Paterson If you get a chance, you might saunter over to Ciuad Juárez to see the Somatica Terreste art exhibit. The work of Colombian artist Juan Camilo Alfonso and curated…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR LEESER MOVES TO ELIMINATE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS!
Anyone who follows City Council meetings has suffered frustration when the Mayor and City Representatives disappear into Executive Session to discuss public business behind closed doors. Our elected City leaders are absolutely…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP JOE MOLINAR ENDORSES LIBERTARIAN RYAN WOODCRAFT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1
Ryan Woodcraft will face tax-and-spend Democrat Jackie Butler and morally bankrupt Republican Claudia Lizette Rodriguez. We need someone on the Commissioners Court who will fight against reckless spending and tax increases with…
The Border Chronicle – A Love Letter to the Samaritans: A Podcast with Shura Wallin and David Damian Figueroa
Subscribe now Share There is a scene in the short documentary Shura in which octogenarian Shura Wallin is standing at the U.S.-Mexico border as people cross under a string of barbed wire….
El Chuqueño Blog – Impact Fees, Developers, and Politics
From KVIA.com: El Paso Water and the City of El Paso are discussing potential changes to impact fees, which homebuilders pay for the extension of service lines to new housing developments. El…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – ESCOBAR ONE OF 44 HOUSE REPS VOTING AGAINST RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ANTI-ZIONIST SLOGAN
Yesterday the US House of Representatives voted 377 to 44 to pass House Resolution 883, condemning the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which expresses a desire…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – RENARD JOHNSON HOLDING “ROYAL” FUNDRAISER TODAY AT WESTSTAR TOWER, 83 HOSTS TO CONTRIBUTE $103,750
Few El Pasoans have heard of Renard Johnson, yet he is receiving large contributions from the local elites in support of his mayoral bid. His first fundraiser was held at Carlos &…
El Chuqueño Blog – El Paso’s Rio Bosque Wetlands Park threatened by unchecked forces of development.
This post was originally published on April 10, 2024 by ricklobello on the ILoveParks WordPress blog. In just a few seconds you can show your support for parks and the I Love…
The Border Chronicle – Can President Biden Really Shut Down Asylum at the Border? A Q&A with Immigration Expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about immigration and border security at the Brownsville Border Patrol headquarters in Texas on February 29, 2024 (Photo by Cheney Orr/Getty Images) Subscribe now Last Tuesday, in…