(Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how
Author: Rich Wright
El Paso is Falling
The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the
The 13th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz
Today is the 13th anniversary of the day that El Paso Police Department Officer Jose Flores shot and killed the
The Biggest Campaign of the Season
The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the
Economic Undevelopment
According to ElDiario.mx, El Paso lost 750 jobs in the last four months of 2025. Juarez lost 17,000 maquila jobs
“Where Texas Begins”
The latest (several years old) tagline from Visit El Paso/the Convention and Visitors Center/Destination El Paso appears to be “Where
“You’re Fired!”
Remember when Donald Trump’s tagline was “You’re fired!” One might think that he’d be pulling that old standard out again,
The Anti-Immigrant Family Judge
Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.org: Attorneys with the immigration advocacy group Estrella del Paso last month asked that District Court
Ricardo Pepi to Fullham?
ESPN reports that English Premier League’s Fullham F.C. have reportedly offered Dutch futbol team PSV $38 million for the contract
Masa pa’ la Raza: Taconeta
For the third year in a row, Taconeta made it to the semi-finals of the James Beard Awards in the
An “Unprecedented” Event
This from ElPasoTimes.com: It could be until mid-week when a boil water notice is lifted and water service is fully
The Primary Elections
I always vote. Every election. School boards. State judges. Railroad Commissioner. I have even gone to the fire station to
Shopping South El Paso Street
South El Paso Street is El Paso’s most vibrant street. In the daytime, South El Paso Street is what our
Project Jupiter’s Environmental Impact
Here’s another article critical about Project Jupiter. This critique is environmental. From Truthout.org: At the very Southeastern tip of New
Solving the City’s Budget Problem: Let’s Get Rid of the TIRZs
Did you see last week that the City Manager wanted to charge every house and business in El Paso a
Big Brother is Watching
Here’s a comforting story from EFF.org, the website of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Through an analysis of 10 months of
Thank the Taxpayers
Here’s a story at ElPasoTimes.com titled State of the County address touts growth through bonds in address. “On time and
Can’t We Just Wait?
Judging from what I see on social media, the proposed deck park is wildly unpopular. Even most of the people
Bullfight Tonight!
The 2025 bullfighting season carries on tonight with another spectacle at the Aberto Balderas Bullring in downtown Juarez. Tonight’s headliner
Retrovision: El Paso Cool and the Brain Drain
by Rich Wright This article, or something very much like it, originally appeared on NewspaperTree.com in early May, 2008. There’s