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Wee Wee Wee

2020-01-09 elrichiboy Corrections, Slider 2 comments

Nothings going to change if we don’t have the courage of our convictions. Nothing’s going to change if all we

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Retrovision: Economic Impact

2020-01-08 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, The Arena, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy.

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Co-Sign

2020-01-07 elrichiboy Chamber of Commerce, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Welfare for the Rich One comment

Can we get the members and board members of the Borderplex Alliance to co-sign on some of the bonds the

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Retrovision: Let’s Pretend

2020-01-01 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Retrovision, Slider One comment

This article originally appeared on 20 February 2017. Let’s pretend all our local “progressive” politicians and their benefactors are pure

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Seis Banderas

2019-12-30 elrichiboy Juarez, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Water Parks Leave a comment

According to El Diario de Juarez, MountainStar Sports Group is trying to put a big theme park in Cd. Juarez’

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Full Transparency From Our Friends at EPEC

2019-12-28 elrichiboy El Paso Electric Company, Slider One comment

I have this thing at my house that’s like a teevee hooked up to a typewriter. In fact, I’m typing

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Electric El Paso

2019-12-26 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Slider One comment

I’ve heard rumors that J.P. Morgan is having a little hard time coming up with the $4.3 billion they need

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Who Rules El Paso?

2019-12-20 elrichiboy Corruption, How to Live in El Paso, Slider, Welfare for the Rich One comment

I’ll give you a hint. Follow the money. There’s a new book out titled Who Rules El Paso? Give the

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“Good Cause”

2019-12-18 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 13 comments

On December 5, I requested the employment contracts for City Manager Tommy Gonzalez from the City of El Paso via

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Orwellian Doublespeak

2019-12-17 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Mexico, Slider One comment

God bless those hardworking men and women protecting our nation’s borders. But this new biometric picture-taking program they have at

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Topeka’s Looking Pretty Good

2019-12-16 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Some cities are paying people to move to them. From the New York Times: Add Topeka, Kan., to the growing

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“An Intersection of Possibilities”

2019-12-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Juarez, New Mexico, population, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 5 comments

From the people who brought you the Glass Beach Study. Here’s a nice video promoting El Paso, Las Cruces and

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Know Your Chile!

2019-12-11 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Slider 2 comments

I made some salsa brava the other day. Chile pequin, onion, garlic, and tomatoes, burned in a skillet and run

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Retrovision: A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development

2019-12-10 elrichiboy Economic Development, Retrovision, Slider Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on 10 October 2015. Here’s what Jerry Pacheco, the Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator,

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El Paso Electric vs. The People

2019-12-08 elrichiboy Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Slider Leave a comment

It seems like all those people who are in favor of the Electric Company sale to J.P. Morgan stand to

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Bloodsuckers

2019-12-07 elrichiboy Economic Development, How to Live in El Paso, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Now in our “vibrant downtown!” From PopularResistance.org: Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no

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What El Paso’s Stagnant Population Growth Means To You

2019-12-05 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Economic Development, population, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 9 comments

I guess you’ve heard the news. El Paso’s not growing. Our birthrate is falling. School enrollment is down. Those aren’t

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Nothing to See Here

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Did you hear about this in the media? This version is from the El Paso Times: The El Paso City

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El Hermano Mayor

2019-12-03 elrichiboy Economic Development, Juarez, News, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

This just in, from CNN: The Department of Homeland Security wants to be able to use facial-recognition technology to identify

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Battle of the Titans

2019-12-02 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, El Paso Electric Company, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

Man, this Electric Company deal is turning out to be like an old B movie. Opposing the deal are some

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  • Cynthia J Gomez on Higher Border Water Rates, Donut Holes and a Thorny Divorce in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa
  • John G. Dungan on Solving the City’s Budget Problem: Let’s Get Rid of the TIRZs
  • Emillio Benitez on City of Dust: Contreras, New Mexico
  • Gary Cobb on La Fiesta, Downtown Juarez
  • Kent Paterson on Higher Border Water Rates, Donut Holes and a Thorny Divorce in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa
  • Lawrence Feltham on City of Dust: Dunlap, New Mexico
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