This post originally appeared on 12 October 2017. I’m not sure if the information is current. Like everything else in
Author: Rich Wright
We Don’t Need No Stinking Ethics
Isn’t it a violation of the City’s ethics rules for Mayor Renard Johnson to support the deck park when he
The History and Geography of Cartels in Juarez
Here’s an insightful portrait of the criminal organizations in Ciudad Juarez, their histories, and their geographic domains, from InsightCrime.org1: If
What Redistricting Means to El Paso
From KTSM.com: The El Paso City Council has officially taken a stance to oppose Texas Republican legislators’ proposed redistricting map.
Let’s Put the Deck Park to a Vote
Isn’t that the way things get decided in a democracy? I know, elections are expensive, but not as expensive as
Garbage Revisited
Don’t you imagine that the City’s Environmental Services Department would love to get its hands on the local dumpster services?
The Opportunity Costs of the Deck Park
The estimated cost of the deck park is more than $400 million before it’s done. The initial phase is projected
El Paso Matters Can’t Be Bought Cheap
An email I received from District 3 Representative Deanna M. Rocha contained this nugget: The City of El Paso proudly
Retrovision: I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe
This post originally appeared on 23 November, 2021. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include
Who Killed El Paso?
El Paso’s population growth used to be robust. Right up till 2012. From 2010 to 2012, the population of the
La Fiesta, Downtown Juarez
You’d have to be older than I am to remember La Fiesta in downtown Juarez, and I’m pretty old. La
Beasts of Burden
by Rich Wright He wears a pistol on his ankle and carries a condom in his billfold. He never uses
The Great Trumpini
From a July 12, 2025 article at APNews.com: President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and
Dystopia, USA
Imagine masked U.S. government agents kidnapping people off the street and sending them to concentration camps. Dystopian fiction? Nah. It’s
Watching the Watchers
I told you about the Torre Centinela that’s going up in downtown Juarez. Well, Juarez isn’t the only city in
EPEC’s Rate Increase
In this ElPasoMatters.com post, Diego Mendoza-Myers writes about EPEC’s plans to build out its system and what that means for
El Paso Electric is Coming for Your Money
Vic Kolenc has written an article for the El Paso Times headlined ‘An international issue’ | El Paso Electric substation
“The First Livestreamed Genocide”
From AlJazeera.com: The Al Jazeera Investigative Unit’s feature documentary GAZA exposes Israeli war crimes through the use of videos and photographs posted
I Don’t Like Bullies
On Wednesday, CBSNews.com reported that President Trump said “They [Iran] were bullies. They were schoolyard bullies, and now they’re not
Commercial Traffic at the Bridge of the Americas
Mexican business leaders want to keep truck traffic on the Free Bridge, despite the United States General Services Administration’s decision