by Max Grossman Those in our media who have had contact with the City’s Director of Strategic Communications, Laura Cruz-Acosta, will not be surprised to learn that she barred reporters from interviewing…
Ethics Complaint Against Claudia Rodriguez Moves To Ethics Commission
On August 28, 2023, Phillip Laign filed an ethics complaint against former city representative Claudia Rodriguez. In his complaint, Laign alleges that Rodriguez misused her city-issued and taxpayer funded gasoline card by…
El Chuqueño Blog – Bait and Switch
by Rich Wright From KTSM.com: The federal government plans to spend up to $700 million on an expansion of the international Bridge of the Americas and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, spoke…
The Border Chronicle – It’s The Border Chronicle’s second anniversary!
When we started this newsletter in September 2021 with a grant from Substack, we thought we’d give it a go for a year. The Substack funding ran out in 2022, which was…
The Athletic MiLB News – Blue Jays rookie Davis Schneider relishing the moment during postseason push
From not being invited to MLB spring training to a record-breaking start to his career, Schneider’s 2023 has been a wild journey. Read: Read More
El Chuqueño Blog – TOTAL DEBT OF OUR FIVE TAXING ENTITIES EXCEEDS $5.1 BILLION!
by Max Grossman Our property tax consists of the combined levies of five local taxing entities. If you live within the El Paso Independent School District as I do, those entities are the…
The Athletic MiLB News – Giants farm director Kyle Haines on the team’s 2023 minor-league All-Stars
Wade Meckler, Tyler Fitzgerald, Mason Black and Adrian Sugastey are among the picks for the Giants’ 2023 minor-league All-Stars. Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Law’s minor-league scouting: Red Sox got a steal with Roman Anthony’s beautiful swing
Expect the Red Sox prospect to rise in the rankings by the start of spring training next year. Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Giants option top prospect Kyle Harrison, will rely on others to pitch them to the postseason
The earliest Harrison could re-join the Giants (barring another player going on the injured list) is Sept. 30. Read: Read More