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
History Shows That El Paso City Council Recall Petitions Always Fail – Here Is Why
Most recently, a recall signature drive was launched against Joe Molinar after the city council reprimanded him for harassing a female city staff member. The recall of Molinar failed after the deadline…