Elections Archives – Page 4 of 4

The Trouble With Term Limits

Currently, El Paso’s elected officials are limited to two terms in office. That means that once they figure out what’s

I know, it looks like the open space advocates have this one won. But don’t underestimate the Forces of Evil.

I didn’t make the runoff. But Tuesday night, before the probability curve collapsed, I went to a meeting with a

Today is an inflection point in the evolution of El Paso. Today, voters in the state either will or won’t

Remember? They told us that hiring City Managers for ten years would provide “continuity.” The problem is compounded by our

City Council has shown a complete disregard for what many members of the community care about. They’ve made their decisions

You may ask yourself, “What are we going to do about the direction the City of El Paso is headed?”

The media aren’t going to do it. Have any of them reported on El Paso’s abysmal population growth rate? Have

El Chuqueño does not endorse political candidates (though there’s this one candidate for District 8 that the editorial board is

I get it. The billionaires are putting a lot of money into spiffing up downtown. And we better jump on

Here’s former City Representative and mayoral candidate Steve Ortega talking about the trolley in the El Paso Scene: Among the

Remember when all our good civil servants, elected officials, and captains of industry were pitching those Quality of Life bond

DavidK has an early analysis of the upcoming Escobar versus Fennenbock race for the Democrat nomination for Beto’s open Congressional

Remember that 2012 Quality of Life bond election? That Bond Proposal movement was a juggernaut. I think they had three

The El Paso Independent School District reports that four board seats are up for election in May. The seats up