Yesterday, under agenda item 5C, the Board of Trustees of Canutillo Independent School District voted 4-1 to terminate their Chief Business Officer, Martha Piekarski, with Breanne Barnes dissenting and Lucy Borrego and…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – More of What You Should Expect
From the El Paso Times: Once again bucking the will of a chorus of El Paso residents, the El Paso City Council voted to rezone an area around the Rio Bosque Wetlands…
The Border Chronicle – The Border New Wave: How Texas Fronterizo Filmmakers Are Defying False Narratives
A scene from Hummingbirds filmed in Laredo, Texas. Subscribe now As the November presidential election approaches, the border crisis narrative has taken center stage in U.S. politics. In response, a group of…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – OSCAR UGARTE’S TOP PRIORITY IF ELECTED SHERIFF: “CREATING A CIVILIAN SOCIAL SERVICES UNIT”
Recently Ariana Parra of KFOX14 asked Oscar Ugarte, “What is the top priority for you if elected?” Ugarte answered, “My top priority as the next Sheriff of El Paso will be creating…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Cry Danger”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CONFUSED BY ALL THE CANDIDATES?
We have received more than 100 mailers and doorhangers this year, enough to cover the floor of our underground bunker. But do not worry. We know how to separate the angels from…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SISD TRUSTEE PABLO BARRERA ARRESTED, CISD MAY HAVE VIOLATED OPEN MEETING LAWS
It is difficult to keep up with the administrative chaos and financial mismanagement in our local school districts, but we do our best. Today we learned that Pablo Barrera, Socorro ISD Trustee…
El Chuqueño Blog – What Did You Expect?
From the El Paso Times: The El Paso City Council took a timid step toward having developers and homebuilders foot the cost for expanding El Paso Water services to the farthest edges…
The Border Chronicle – Reporter’s Notebook: Water, War Zones, and the Search for Peace on the Rio Grande
Subscribe now This photo I took near Laredo of a tower looking over the Rio Grande. Share I’m on the road in south Texas, but I thought I’d post some pictures (all…