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
The Great Wolf Swindle
The City must have stayed up late figuring out how to swindle the taxpayers with that new Great Wolf Lodge.
Trolley Follies
No matter how you feel about the trolley conceptually, you have to admit that the execution has been disappointing. There
Will The Cure Kill El Paso?
El Paso suffers from Brain Drain. Since 2012 to 2017, the County of El Paso has seen a net domestic
An Old Canard, Revived
Here’s an entertaining post from District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez, hyping the benefits of the Children’s Museum. Which is curious,
More Trolley News
Brutus from over there at ElPasoSpeak.com advises his readers that City Council is proposing a new ordinance restricting parking along
Clunk Clunk
In a report that will surprise no one, tripnet.org informs us that the roads in El Paso are some of
Future El Paso
Isn’t anyone else concerned that the City of El Paso is operating on a plan that was largely conceived in
From the People Who Brought You “It’s All Good”
If you needed more proof of El Paso’s corrupt, inbred, good old boy network, consider this: Bill Burton, the mastermind
Sunday Matinee: The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Here’s a classic cheesy gangster movie from 1996. With Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and Keifer Sutherland. Watch this video on
Downtown Development Won’t Lower Your Property Taxes
Downtown is covered by Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #5. You remember those TIRZs. Here’s what the Texas Comptroller says about
Sunday Matinee: Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” And that’s pretty much the only reason to watch this 1961 rockabilly film noir. With some
Sorry About That From the Dysfunction Faction
Hey, District 6 Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez says that some faction is trying to “cause dysfunction in City Government.” Well,
Those Gratuitous TIRZs
The City of El Paso is going out of its way to develop some land on the fringe of the
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound
Here’s a 1945 classic, starring Ingrid Berman and Gregory Peck. Hitchcock’s cameo comes about 43 minutes in. He emerges from
El Paso’s Finest
Those boys in blue cannot buy a break. No, I’m not talking about the Cowboys. Read this story from KVIA:
City Council’s Abuse of Executive Session
The El Paso City Council abuses Executive Session. A lot. There are reasons to use Executive Session. The Texas Government
Breaking the Law
On August 21, 2018, at their regular meeting, City Council discussed the Mexican American Cultural Center in Executive Session. Their