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  • You Can Pay When You’re Dead

    2026-06-08 Rich Wright

    Since 1979, the State of Texas has had a program that saves older homeowners from getting their houses seized because of past due property taxes.

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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers

    2026-06-04 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Emerging as one of the hottest issues in the U.S. today, hyperscale AI data centers have become a magnet for citizen activism

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  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”

    2026-05-31 elrichiboy
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  • “Impossible Places: World’s Most Extreme Corners on Earth”

    2026-05-30 elrichiboy
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  • “Blackout”

    2026-05-24 elrichiboy
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  • “Sevres & Sykes–Picot: How the Middle East Was Divided”

    2026-05-23 elrichiboy
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  • Memories, Reflections and Connections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part Two

    2026-05-20 Kent Paterson

    Feature photo: Mercedes Doretti of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team addresses the Las Cruces gathering. (Photo by Cynthia Bejarano) Convened on the 20th anniversary of

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  • “Jealous Badge”

    2026-05-17 elrichiboy
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  • “The New ‘Oumuamua? Everything We Know So Far About 3I/Atlas”

    2026-05-16 elrichiboy
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  • Memories and Reflections: The Border Feminicides 20 Years later, Part One

    2026-05-13 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in

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  • “Cry Vegeance”

    2026-05-10 elrichiboy
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  • “The Officer Who Threw the Punch Isn’t the Problem. The Man Who Approved It Is.”

    2026-05-08 elrichiboy
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Retrovision: Economic Development: Economics 101

2019-04-29 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Taxes One comment

This post originally appeared on 27 August 2015. Back when I was in school, before the wheel and shortly after

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The Storm That Swept Mexico

2019-04-27 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a cool two hour video that covers the history of Mexico, mostly the first half of the twentieth century.

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Don’t Be complacent about Lost Dog

2019-04-26 elrichiboy Elections, Lost Dog Leave a comment

I know, it looks like the open space advocates have this one won. But don’t underestimate the Forces of Evil.

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Migration analysis from Robert Moore

2019-04-25 elrichiboy Quality of Life Projects, Slider Leave a comment

Aspiring journalist Robert Moore recently reported on El Paso’s stagnant population growth for Borderzine, UTEP’s online magazIne for aspiring journalists.

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Cissy, Puhleeze

2019-04-25 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider, Trolley 7 comments

An alert reader forwarded me the latest update from District 8 Representative Cissy Lizarraga. Serving the public is not easy;

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What’s Going on With Lost Dog?

2019-04-23 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Great Wolf Resorts, Quality of Life Projects, Slider 7 comments

Today the El Paso City Council had a meeting to discuss their response to the Lost Dog election. Early voting

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Retrovision: Taking a Ride

2019-04-23 elrichiboy City Management, Slider, Trolley Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 21 November 2016. How long do you think the trolley will run every day? How

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Adios, Amigo

2019-04-19 elrichiboy Economic Development, Liar Liar, Quality of Life Projects 6 comments

Remember all those reasons the bond advocates used to peddle those Quality of Life bonds? “Residential property owners are shouldering

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The Organization Before the Community

2019-04-17 elrichiboy City Management, Dionne Mack, Library, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 7 comments

The City Manager protects his team. Even when they’re wrong. So if one of his Deputy City Managers decides to

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Sunday Matinee: Criminal

2019-04-14 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a star-studded action flick from 2016. The movie features Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kostner, Gary Oldman, and

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The Hu Band: Wolf Totem

2019-04-06 elrichiboy Music, Video 2 comments

This is what comes up if you type “Mongolian Metal” into the search box. Watch this video on YouTube Turn

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The Old Mexico Border

2019-04-04 elrichiboy Uncategorized One comment

Here’s a cool photo essay from the New York Times about the territory that bordered the U.S. before the Mexican-American

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Joe Bonamassa and Tina Guo

2019-04-04 elrichiboy Uncategorized Leave a comment

It’s easier than it looks. Watch this video on YouTube

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DÍA DE SAN RICARDO

2019-04-03 elrichiboy Art, Opportunity! 2 comments

Today, April 3, is the Día de San Ricardo, the patron saint of truck drivers, according to ElTestigoFiel. Tradition dictates

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You’re Out!

2019-04-02 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Media, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, The Arena 4 comments

Here’s an article from Reason that describes the plights of three cities who paid for ballparks. “Any normal business person

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Never Gonna Give You Up

2019-04-01 elrichiboy Art 2 comments

Watch this video on YouTube

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Teddy Roosevelt in Juarez

2019-03-29 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Slider One comment

Lookie what I found. Isn’t that our future 26th president enjoying a cigar as he plays roulette at the Monte

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The Effects of Corruption

2019-03-28 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in this interview with the El Paso Inc. Scholarly

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Corruption: The Short Version

2019-03-28 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Corruption, Great Wolf Resorts, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich Leave a comment

The City of El Paso is trading 2,313 acres adjacent to the golf course in Northeast El Paso to Paul

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Drunk Without Hangovers

2019-03-27 elrichiboy News 4 comments

It’s right around the corner, according to this article from the Independent. Alcohol that makes you feel drunk without the

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  • Lela Gayle Braswell Merz on City of Dust: Center Point, New Mexico (Updated)
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  • The Battle of Socorro (New Mexico) and the Futures of People and Data Centers
  • James Cagney in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
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