With all the struggling musicians in El Paso, I have to wonder why I don’t see more buskers. Last week
Category: Economic Development
The Long Way Home
Brutus over at ElPasoSpeak.com posted some illuminating information yesterday. A developer intends to build a high rise hotel on land
This Just In: It’s Not All Good
In an uncharacteristic manifestation of candor, the El Paso Times today ran a story on property taxes. Let me say
Flashback: San Jerónimo: Laboratory of Our Future
In light of current developments, maybe it’s time to revisit this post, which originally appeared on El Chuqueño on July
Utopia or Dystopia?
A hyper-vigilant reader turned me on to this story about an impending development in Santa Teresa: London Design Biennale 2016:
We’re on the wrong side of the future.
The biggest major at UTEP is Criminal Justice. Because law enforcement and corrections are the biggest employers in El Paso.
Here’s Something You Weren’t Expecting
City Council should get a raise. I know that they’re pretty worthless and they haven’t been doing us any favors.
What were you thinking?
All those QoL projects are stupid. I think that none of them will significantly improve anyone’s real Quality of Life,
Now It’s Just a Matter of Time
Well, we’ve got bars and hotels. Triple A ball. A nice park in the middle of downtown. Pokemon Go. Big
Property Taxes are Like Global Warming
Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your
Progress, at last.
There used to be the nicest neighborhood over there in Juarez. It was called the Mariscal for one of the
I’m taking a mulligan.
Yesterday I dropped the ball. Occasional commenter Henry offered this in response to my post about the popular exodus from
People also vote with their feet.
According to this estimate provided by the City of El Paso, El Paso County population was 833,487 in 2014. For
Surprise!
Well, there it is. The El Paso Times reports that the University Medical Center, overseen by the El Paso County
There’s nothing wrong with El Paso . . .
that can’t be fixed with higher taxes and bigger government bureaucracies. Am I right?
What does the Times Think?
Don’t you suppose that it’s the duty of the preeminent English-language newspaper to give voice to their opinion on the
Stacking the Deck So Everyone Loses
Do you reckon that the El Paso Independent School District will put mobile voting stations in their high schools the
Why your taxes are so high
The City has renewed its partnership with the CBP to keep the bridge lines short. From KVIA: The City of
Not In My Front Yard
In an apparent bid to distinguish itself from other developers in town, the Meyers Group, those people who are trying
Where are we going?
I spent the weekend in Marfa. Marfa is like the Disneyland version of West Texas, like Main Street USA. Plenty