We’re at war. It’s a class war. We didn’t start it. The richest people in El Paso started it. Over
Category: Commissioners Court
The Emerging Front
We are at war. No, I’m not talking about the Ukraine. I’m talking about the undeclared class war that MountainStar
Vote for David Stout
El Chuqueño doesn’t endorse political candidates. I’ve had my heart broken too many times. But this time I’m making an
Death By a Thousand Cuts
The word on the street is that University Medical Center will open a new hospital on the east side. The
Election Rumors
Believe it or not, election season is right around the corner. Lots of local offices are up for grabs in
El Paso Children’s Hospital’s Identity Crisis
David Crowder, in last week’s El Paso Inc., wrote: Children’s, a nonprofit organization under El Paso County’s University Medical Center,
Ongoing Problems With El Paso Children’s Hospital
This just in, from the El Paso Inc.: Troubles may be mounting for El Paso Children’s Hospital, which saw its
The Children’s Hospital Lawsuit
Here’s a story about the El Paso Children’s Hospital, headlined Family Alleges Profit Motives Played Role in 3-Year-Old’s Death –
There’s Hope
Here’s a Tweet from Lina Hidalgo, the County Judge for Harris County, Texas: NEW: The feds have told TXDOT to
Some Lawyers are Sleazebags
There is a horrific story in this week’s El Paso Inc., about an older Las Cruces woman who was essentially
Are They Still Going to Fix Tickets?
I guess you heard that we’ve got a new District Attorney. She takes office in January. She’s already made plans
The Winds of Change?
The primary elections are over. Incumbent Vince Perez lost his Precinct 3 County Commissioners seat. And James Montoya, veteran District
Segundo Barrio
Have you seen this map of the Segundo Barrio Historic District the El Paso Commissioners Court approved last Monday? It’s
Retrovision: Six Years On
This article originally appeared on 08 March 2019. On March 8, 2013, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot the
Late to the Party
I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s
Six Feet High and Rising
Well, lookie here. The dead tree edition of the El Paso Times reports that our County’s Hospital District is raising
Jobs Report
Bob Moore reports, via his El Paso Matters twitter feed, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that things in
The Cost of Living Well
Apparently our elected officials of the County Commissioners Court are giving themselves about a twenty percent raise next year. This
The Downtown Historic District
Today, or tomorrow, or yesterday, depending on when you’re reading this, the El Paso County Commissioners Court will consider, or
You’re Out!
Here’s an article from Reason that describes the plights of three cities who paid for ballparks. “Any normal business person