This article originally appeared on 27 November 2017. I updated the chart to show the most recent available from the
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City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas
Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are running away from El Paso like it’s on
No Pro Sports in the Arena?
Didn’t you think that the proposed downtown arena was for professional sports? Wasn’t there a lot of talk about an
City To Give $2.4 Million in Cash to Fund Downtown Apartments
From the El Paso Times: Downtown El Paso’s slow-to-grow housing market is getting a new addition when a 13-story office
MCAD, Parks, and Libraries to Merge?
That’s the latest rumor to emanate from the bowels of City Hall. According to the rumor, the City of El
Wealth Inequality and Income Segregation
Downtown El Paso used to belong to all El Pasoans. Sure, there was poverty. But there were also places that
The City Can’t Stop Lying
Here’s a Steve Jobs quote: A players hire A players, but B players hire C players and C players hire
Hunt Builds Communities
Really. That’s what they do. They got rich building housing for military families, all over the world. If you believe
Does She Have a Problem With Math, or the Truth?
I came across this press release from the City from back when iFly announced their move into Monticello. The City’s
A Big Win for the Borderplex Alliance
From the El Paso Times: Big Tuna USA, a company with a unique niche in the North American pipe industry,
“‘Life is a Fight’: Scenes from a Migrant Tent Camp in Juárez”
Here’s a great piece by local freelance photo-journalist Henry Carver about the recently destroyed migrant tent camps in Ciudad Juarez.
Wealth Inequality is Driving El Paso’s Housing Bubble
El Paso house prices are rising, abetted, perhaps, by the Central Appraisal District’s increase in valuations. But is the tail
Greedy Kilowatt
I’m not in favor of selling El Paso Electric to J.P. Morgan. I’ve seen enough movies to know that you’re
City of El Paso overcharges Property Owners $5.3 Million
Good news, everybody. From KTSM.com: El Paso City Council received an update on its financial report for 2019 Tuesday, which
Wee Wee Wee
Nothings going to change if we don’t have the courage of our convictions. Nothing’s going to change if all we
Retrovision: Economic Impact
This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy.
Co-Sign
Can we get the members and board members of the Borderplex Alliance to co-sign on some of the bonds the
Retrovision: Let’s Pretend
This article originally appeared on 20 February 2017. Let’s pretend all our local “progressive” politicians and their benefactors are pure
Seis Banderas
According to El Diario de Juarez, MountainStar Sports Group is trying to put a big theme park in Cd. Juarez’
Full Transparency From Our Friends at EPEC
I have this thing at my house that’s like a teevee hooked up to a typewriter. In fact, I’m typing