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A Rose By Any Other Name

2019-10-21 elrichiboy Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Great Wolf Resorts, Liar Liar, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Here’s a story from KVIA: El Paso City Council members have approved spending more than a million dollars to renovate

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Breaking News: The Ethics Commission Meets

2019-10-17 elrichiboy Corruption, Ethics, Slider, Support El Chuqueño 2 comments

Today at 1:30, the City Ethics Commission will meet in City Council Chambers to discuss the Ethics Complaint filed against

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A Changing of the Guard

2019-10-16 elrichiboy ballpark, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Politics, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 3 comments

The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s

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Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in Fabens

2019-10-15 elrichiboy Video 3 comments
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You Can’t Trust the City

2019-10-15 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

The City is asking us to approve $413,112,650 worth of bonds in an upcoming election. Early voting starts next week.

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In The News

2019-10-14 elrichiboy Breaking News, Media, Welcome to Monday Leave a comment

Here’s a few stories you might have missed. From the New Jersey Herald: Among the charges Decker is facing are

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Pay to Play

2019-10-13 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Here’s a post from PayToPlayLawBlog.com, printed in its entirety. Trends regarding the enactment of pay-to-play legislation remain remarkably consistent and

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Let’s Put the Fun Back Into Domestic Violence

2019-10-10 elrichiboy Slider One comment

Is it just me, or is there something a little tone deaf about this event? Isn’t domestic violence a serious

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Good Neighbor Sam

2019-10-09 elrichiboy City Council, Elections, Law Enforcement, Politics, Sam Morgan, Slider 3 comments

Look, it was all a simple misunderstanding. She just wouldn’t shut up. Do you think Rep. Morgan will lose his

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Late to the Party

2019-10-09 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Commissioners Court, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, It's All Good, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s

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Make Yourself Heard

2019-10-06 elrichiboy Uncategorized 2 comments

You know how our City Government doesn’t like to be bothered by the citizens at their meetings. Well, now they

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Retrovision: They’re Bullies

2019-10-05 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Retrovision, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 14 August 2018. Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one

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Friday Short: Cropped

2019-10-04 elrichiboy Friday Short One comment
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Opportunity Costs

2019-10-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Great Wolf Resorts, Opportunity Costs, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 4 comments

The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council [will

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Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.

2019-10-03 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Public Private Partnerships, Quality of Life Projects, Retrovision, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich One comment

This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich

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Tejon Street Corner Thieves: Whiskey

2019-10-03 elrichiboy Music, Video One comment
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The ROI of Campaign Donations

2019-10-03 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 9 comments

Deciphering what’s happening at City Hall is like trying to see the truth through a cracked crystal. From CBS4Local.com: The

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Shank Shank Shank Went the Trolley

2019-10-02 elrichiboy Dionne Mack, Law Enforcement, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Trolley 5 comments

First they said it was a bus stop, then they said it was a Sun Metro stop, but I think

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Champions League

2019-10-02 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, What to Do One comment

Okay, I’m a little late to the party here, but there’s still lots to play. The first week of UEFA

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Naysayers, Malcontents, and Crazies

2019-10-02 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

Back in 2012, when our city leaders were selling their plan to pimp El Paso, those of us who raised

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