NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”
(Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how
People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles
By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open
Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway
by Oscar J. Martinez Given the recent disturbing revelations about Cesar Chávez, it seems certain that the local Border Highway’s
March Meeting, Reports Flag Paso del Norte Air Pollution Trouble Spots
By Kent Paterson Here’s a binational border institution many of you might haven’t heard of-the wordy Joint Advisory Committee for
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
Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part Two: Preface and Postscript to “Black Sunday”
By Kent Paterson On a recent sunny day, tourists and locals on Puerto Vallarta’s ocean front boardwalk, the Malecon, watched
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
Puerto Vallarta Travel Log, Part One: Hurricane Mencho
By Kent Paterson Fear, hunger, thirst and uncertainty. That’s what folks in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco lived through on February 22,
“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
