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  • How Much AI Is Too Much AI?

    2026-08-18 Tim Holt

    by Tim Holt Recently, I submitted a long-form editorial to El Paso Matters that I thought was worthy of posting. It was about how the

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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurant Across the United States”

    2026-08-15 Rich Wright

    Some yankees from the New York Times compiled a list of “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants Across the United States.” According to this post

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  • La Cucaracha

    2026-08-14 Howard Campbell

    by Howard Campbell After walking across the heavily fortified Paso del Norte bridge and ducking through Mexican customs, you arrive at the foot of Juárez

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  • Drones for Them, But Not for Us?

    2026-08-12 Tim Holt

    By Tim Holt The ACLU released a report in March called Drones For Them But Not For Us? Most people will probably see that title

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  • Citlali Delgado, Artist

    2026-08-11 Rich Wright

    Every artist needs a body of work. One painting, or one song, or one role, on stage or the big screen, won’t lead to fame

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  • “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained”

    2026-07-31 Vanessa Johnson

    Shouts and Murmurs On July 30, El Paso Electric sent out an email to its customers, with the subject line “Your Summer Electric Bill Explained.”

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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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  • Our Surveillance State

    2026-05-05 Rich Wright

    From APNews.com: Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries, the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior that can monitor

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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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  • “The Arrest That Exposed the CIA’s Most Secret Mission”

    2026-08-08 elrichiboy
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  • El Paso Matters to the Rescue

    2026-08-07 Rich Wright

    From ElPasoMatters.org: Between 2015 and 2025, the number of El Pasoans under age 65 grew by fewer than 4,000. The number of those 65 and

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  • The Michigan Earthquake: Did Data Centers Clinch Al-Sayed’s Primary Victory?

    2026-08-05 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Outspent 11 to 1 by incumbent Congresswoman Haley Stevens, Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed’s August 4 win in the Michigan Democratic primary for the

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  • “The Last Crooked Mile”

    2026-08-02 elrichiboy
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The Global Garbage Glut

2018-05-15 elrichiboy News, Taxes 3 comments

An alert reader sent me this story from the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. recycling industry is breaking down. Prices

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Susie Byrd on the Ballpark

2018-05-14 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Taxes 8 comments

There was this story from KVIA about the ballpark: It is year five for the El Paso Chihuahuas, and we

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Not John Cook

2018-05-14 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Elections 8 comments

El Chuqueño does not endorse political candidates (though there’s this one candidate for District 8 that the editorial board is

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The Wolf Lodge Water Park TIRZ

2018-05-14 elrichiboy City Council, Taxes One comment

This came out of the supporting materials for Tuesday’s City Council Meeting agenda, Item 16.2: On December 19, 2017, the

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Sunday Matinee: The Scar

2018-05-13 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a classic film noir that reinforces the adage that crime doesn’t pay. Watch this video on YouTube The cinematography,

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Protest Your Property Tax Valuation

2018-05-11 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Taxes 3 comments

There are lots of reasons that some people don’t protest their property tax valuations. Some people like the idea of

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The Shame of the City

2018-05-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Taxes 3 comments

Today is trash day in my neighborhood Barrio Heights. Last night, as I was falling to sleep, I realized that

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I’ve Got A (Conspiracy) Theory

2018-05-10 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Public Private Partnerships, Taxes One comment

Some conspiracy theories are a load of hooey, but people making deals out of the public eye are standard operating

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Mo’ Taxes

2018-05-09 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

The City offered up their newly minted Chief Financial Officer to defend our sky high tax rates. Here’s David Crowder

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Quality of Life is . . .

2018-05-08 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso 9 comments

Quality of life is having friends over for dinner. A ten minute daily commute. Sunset in the desert. A chile

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Making Sense About Cohen Stadium

2018-05-08 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, Taxes 5 comments

Look, I don’t want to ruin the political discourse at City Hall by introducing things like common sense and logic,

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Still Lives: La Mesa, New Mexico

2018-05-07 Richard Baron and John Mulhouse Still Lives Leave a comment

Photographs by Richard Baron / Stories by John Mulhouse From 2011 to 2013, Richard Baron traveled throughout New Mexico photographing

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About That NE Water Park

2018-05-07 elrichiboy City Council, Slider One comment

What’s it for? To make El Paso more attractive to the Army big brass? Or for El Pasoans. I don’t

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Sunday Matinee: Angels Over Broadway

2018-05-06 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment

Here’s a 1940 film noir caper flick starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Rita Hayworth, and it doesn’t get much better

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Retrovision: El Paso: A Metaphor

2018-05-04 elrichiboy City Council, Slider One comment

This post originally appeared on 30 July 2015. Things haven’t improved since then. El Paso is like that really nice

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The Population Box Score

2018-05-04 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development One comment

Okay, sports fans, I know that some of you are trying to keep score at home, so here are some

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City of Dust: Guadalupe, New Mexico

2018-05-03 John Mulhouse City of Dust Leave a comment

Music on the Wind Today let’s visit the banks of the Puerco and explore the history of Guadalupe, New Mexico.

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The City’s Plan Sucks

2018-05-03 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich guys came up with behind closed doors in

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And That’s The Truth

2018-05-02 GC Adams Uncategorized 6 comments

Watch this video on YouTube Honesty is the best policy. Or is it. I have a friend who is so

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My Gentler Approach

2018-05-02 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development One comment

I’m hard on our city’s leaders. They say they want Economic Development, but they don’t really have any qualifications for

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