More good news. From this week’s El Paso Inc.: As they exhaust pandemic aid and see no end to the
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We Could Have Had City-Wide High-Speed Internet Instead
You know I’ve been saying that the real cost of all those vanity projects for the leisure class is what
Getting What You Pay for?
Here’s an article in Forbes titled Why Texas Is In Trouble—78,064 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $12 Billion:
El Paso’s Climate Refugees
Here’s a long read from ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine: Conjoined to the Mexican city of Juárez, the
Agents Provocateur
Agents provocateur are a standard element of the anarchist playbook. They’ll get in with some peaceful protestors, and then break
It’s the Water
Alert reader Mr. Natural tipped me to this article from NewAtlas.com: A new systematic review of more than a dozen
Amazon is Coming
From the El Paso Times: Amazon, the giant online retailer, plans to open one of its distribution centers in El Paso, company
CJNG on Display
This is, purportedly, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, displaying their firepower in Mexico. Here they are in the town of
What Are Your Neighbors Up To?
Did you see this story in the news? From OPB.org: In the early hours of July 15, after a night
AMF
Good news, everybody. According to recently released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, between July 2018 and July 2019, the
The Winds of Change?
The primary elections are over. Incumbent Vince Perez lost his Precinct 3 County Commissioners seat. And James Montoya, veteran District
Why Our Taxes are High and Our Streets are Bad
You could write it off to the City’s excessive spending. And you’d be right. The City is drunk on spending
Coke Dealing in Juarez
With El Paso in a supporting role. This documentary originally aired in September, 2019.
The Fiscal Ship is Sinking
Here’s a news flash from the El Paso Inc.: El Paso leads major Texas cities in debt not approved by
Carlsbad Caverns Park Ranger Shoots, Kills, Speeder
From KOB.com, an Albuquerque TV station: Recently released videos from a body-camera worn by a National Park Ranger at Carlsbad
It’s Good to be the Chief
Protesters are calling for the dismissal of El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. From the El Paso Times: [O]rganizers unveiled
Racism in El Paso
Racism is kind of like a secret club. If you don’t belong, you might not know it exists. In 1927,
“Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter”
Here’s a scathing article from Reason.com about cities building stadiums. Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter is a new
Post-Pandemic Education Thoughts
This piece was written by Xavier Miranda. Our education community must contend with a new malignant normalcy in our society.
A Streetcar Named Conspire
An alert reader tipped me to this item on June 19 Metropolitan Planning Organization agenda. How about a little operating