Do y’all remember REDCo? Sure you do. If you’re not old enough to remember REDCo, you’ve already left El Paso
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Meet the New Liar: City Attorney Karla Nieman
Lying must be a job requirement for City employees to speak to the press. Here’s our recently minted City Attorney
All The News They See Fit to Print
Maybe it’s malicious compliance. Yesterday Dr. Max Grossman got another restraining to prevent the City of El Paso from demolishing
John Oliver on Stadiums
Here’s John Oliver on Last Week Tonight talking about publicly funded stadiums (and arenas). Watch this video on YouTube El
Our Dirty Little Secret
Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we don’t get the best and brightest. Look, for
Comedy Council
From KVIA, here’s Representative Henry Rivera, addressing the leak of a draft of City Manager Tommy “Great Wolf” Gonzalez’ new
Retrovision: More Rate Increases
[This article originally appeared on May 18, 2017.] El Paso’s English language daily reports that Texas Gas, i.e., the gas
Millenials Are Broke
Did you see this story? This version came from NPR, but a lot of news outlets picked it up. Since
Life is Subject to Change
Here’s an ad for the trolley in this week’s El Paso Inc. Here’s a closer look. Lemme bring it in
The Big Question: Why?
Y’all probably heard this story from NPR the other day: The Malheur Enterprise was founded in 1909, and, like many
El Paso vs. Phoenix: An Economic Development History
Our recent municipal expenses are based on the (secret) idea that Phoenix outpaced El Paso in economic development since 1950
US Army Supports $100 Million Great Wolf Lodge Swindle
A civilian representative of the United States Army threatened to close Fort Bliss if the $100+ million swindle that will
It’s Like They Quit Caring
Here’s a screen grab I just took of the El Paso Times Opinion page. It looks like El Paso’s English
The State of Politics
I didn’t make the runoff. But Tuesday night, before the probability curve collapsed, I went to a meeting with a
The City’s War Against Poor People
City Council has turned public policy into a war against poor people. Which is weird, because El Paso is poor.
The Hippest Resto-bar in Town
Maybe you’ll think you’re in Barcelona. After all, most of the rock is en español. Or maybe Mexico City. Or
The Long (and Painful) Goodbye
I’ve got this new theory that explains the machinations of City Government. Let me try it out on you. I
Stockholm Syndrome
Today, City Council decided to give the farm to Great Wolf Resorts, in the form of swathes of land, obscene
Back Away From The Computer
Remember when our good friends on the Board of the El Paso Independent School District were selling us that $668
The 3 Kinds of Lies
“There are three kinds of lies,” Mark Twain allegedly said. “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Economic analysis is a particular