Somehow, El Paso developed professional politicians. Okay, the development of professional politicians was intentional. Corrupt power brokers recruited electable candidates
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If You Build it, Will They Come?
TxDOT says the Border West Expressway project is finished, but you can’t drive on it yet, according to this story
Change is Hard
About ten years ago, the people who really run things in El Paso decided that the city needed public amenities
A Chance for a Do-Over
And how often in life do you get a Mulligan? This was in this week’s El Paso Inc. It looks
Lil Nas X “Old Town Road”
From the Wall Street Journal: Just this year, “Old Town Road,” the hip-hop-flavored internet hit by Lil Nas X, made
Did the Mayor of El Paso Fire the Editor of the City’s Daily?
It sure looks like it. On September 17, 2017, this editorial appeared in the print edition of the El Paso
Tweedle Eedle Eet
Bob Moore’s ElPasoMatters twitter feed features the kind of feel good stories we love here at El Chuqueño. Here’s the
Nothing to See Here
Lookie here. This advert in the El Paso Inc. says that State Representative Joe Moody is the new General Counsel
The 3.5% Solution
You’ve probably heard that the Texas Legislature reduced the rollback rate to 3.5%. Here’s the skinny from the Texas Tribune.
“I Was Hacked!”
I guess District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez hasn’t been keeping up with current events. “I was hacked” seems to work
Whose Economic Development Do You Think They’re Worried About?
According the City’s FY2019 Budget, El Paso was poised to spend $19,814,987 on Economic Development in the 2019 Fiscal Year.
Six Feet High and Rising
Well, lookie here. The dead tree edition of the El Paso Times reports that our County’s Hospital District is raising
Retrovision: Make El Paso Great Again
This article originally appeared on 2017 March 30. Lemme tell you how to get us out of that hole that
Mayor Margo’s Press Conference
Last week City Manager Tommy Gonzalez gave an interview to CBS4Local. Judging by the page hits and comments, y’all enjoyed
The Legendary Barry Martin
If you live in El Paso and you don’t know who Barry Martin is, you don’t own a guitar, and
Bar Wars
I went to City Council last week to watch the Veto Theater. Chambers was packed with bar owners and employees
Why You’re Fat
The Atlantic weighs in on some surprising reasons why it was easier to be skinny in the 80s than it
Jobs Report
Bob Moore reports, via his El Paso Matters twitter feed, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that things in
Political Theater
Yesterday City Council overrode Mayor Margo’s veto, allowing the city to raise tax rates for the third year in a
Tommy Gonzalez Is Pissed Off
Here’s what City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said in an interview with CBS4Local: Gonzalez also listed iFly and Top Golf as