Skip to content

El Chuqueño

The dog barks, and the caravan moves on.

  • Home
El Chuqueño
  • From Church Rock to Juárez

    2026-09-08 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Ciudad Juárez keeps showing signs of a cultural renaissance. For instance, seeds of a new era can be found where Avenida Juárez

    Continue reading
  • Part One | The Secret History of Francisco “Pancho” Montes and the Kentucky Bar in Juarez

    2026-09-03 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by J. Eugenio Cotera E. Why the Kentucky Bar in Juarez Doesn’t Need to Have Opened in 1920 I first met Don Pancho Montes, owner

    Continue reading
  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Storms of Jupiter Whip the Summer of ’26

    2026-08-25 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson If the summer monsoon has been a huge letdown this year, then developments around the giant AI data center under construction in

    Continue reading
  • The Future of El Paso | Inspired by True Events

    2026-08-23 Guest Column

    by Andres Powers I. The Ledger Start with what is already true, because prophecy is cheap and the record is not. In 2012 the city

    Continue reading
  • 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

    Continue reading
  • 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

    Continue reading
  • “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.”

    Continue reading
  • Another Actor Suddenly Exits the Doña Ana County Political Stage

    2026-07-23 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson Government in Doña Ana County is in turmoil. The shakeups continued this week as the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners terminated

    Continue reading
  • How Government Works

    2026-07-22 Rich Wright

    Some people are talking a lot about the evils of socialism these days. None of the other isms are pure gold, either. Capitalism. Populism. Communism.

    Continue reading
  • Pay Raises for Everybody (But Not for You)

    2026-07-02 Rich Wright

    Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people at the City working for

    Continue reading
  • “Guilty Bystander”

    2026-06-28 elrichiboy
    Continue reading
  • “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”

    2026-06-27 elrichiboy
    Continue reading

If You Stand Up, You Get Knocked Down.

2017-02-05 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

The El Paso County Historical Commission stood up to the fat cats trying to kick the poor people out of

Continue reading

Do You Know This Woman?

2017-02-05 elrichiboy Art, Media 2 comments

“A woman is suspected of using stolen credit cards, and the El Paso Police Department is asking for the public’s

Continue reading

What’s My Point?

2017-02-02 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Since 2012, El Paso’s population has only grown by 4,723. El Paso has the third highest property tax rates in

Continue reading

“We don’t need no stinkin’ wall.”

2017-02-02 elrichiboy Art, Mexico One comment

Soon to be a standard for mariachi bands all across the border. Pretty good. Check it out.

Continue reading

The Chamber’s War on Taxpayers

2017-02-02 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Did you see this story in this week’s El Paso Inc.? Historic preservationists are pressing ahead with a plan to

Continue reading

Hollywood is Dead! Long Live El Paso!

2017-02-01 elrichiboy Art, Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Opportunity!, Slider One comment

Hollywood is dead and they don’t even know it. At least that’s the premise of this story in Vanity Fair.

Continue reading

#HighlandPark Episode 3: Child Support

2017-02-01 elrichiboy Art Leave a comment

More from the video series #HighlandPark. A one-man monologue on life. Check it out.

Continue reading

Unbiased Reporting?

2017-02-01 elrichiboy Media, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

Do you think you can get the truth from the El Paso Times? Look at this column from Ramon Bracamontes

Continue reading

City of Dust: Claunch, New Mexico

2017-01-31 John Mulhouse City of Dust 12 comments

Pinto Beans and Singing Conventions Claunch’s position in central New Mexico put it firmly within the pinto bean empire of

Continue reading

El Zocalo on Avenida Juarez

2017-01-31 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do 2 comments

El Zocalo is improbably located on Avenida Juarez, near Dieciseis, where the tunnel erupts into the street. I say improbably

Continue reading

Who are the men behind the curtain?

2017-01-31 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Politics, Slider, The Arena 2 comments

There are some powerful forces supporting putting the arena in Duranguito. Weird, huh? Who wants the arena? Obviously no one

Continue reading

‘Es Mi Tierra’

2017-01-30 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Chicano Batman performs ‘This Land is Your Land,’ sponsored by Johnny Walker. How come El Lay gets all the love?

Continue reading

It’s Good to Get Out

2017-01-30 elrichiboy Media, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Last night I had to the opportunity to talk to some people I hadn’t met before. I handed them some

Continue reading

Sunday Matinee: Another Superb Western

2017-01-29 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee 4 comments

This movie is a parable of our time. Maybe. Check it out.

Continue reading

La Malinche

2017-01-28 elrichiboy If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it Leave a comment

From Wikipedia: La Malinche (c. 1496 or c. 1501 – c. 1529), known also as Malinalli, Malintzin, or Doña Marina,

Continue reading

Lucero at Tricky Falls on February 12

2017-01-27 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, shows, What to Do Leave a comment

Of all the things you could possibly do on Sunday, February 12, none will put a strut in your walk

Continue reading

The Chamber of Commerce and the Arena

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, The Arena One comment

Isn’t it curious that the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce supports the arena? Wouldn’t you think that the Chamber

Continue reading

On Donald Trump

2017-01-27 elrichiboy Politics 2 comments

I was going to write about how bitching about Donald Trump was a waste of breath. About how we have

Continue reading

About Ethics

2017-01-25 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, The Arena 5 comments

The fur is flying in a couple of ethics investigations. Unfortunately it looks like the good guys stepped in poo.

Continue reading

It’s a Class War

2017-01-24 elrichiboy City Council, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Politics, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

I hate to say it because it’s so inflammatory. But look at it. Rich people trying to kick poor people

Continue reading

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 155 156 157 158 159 … 205 Next Posts»

Consider kicking in

If you enjoy reading the sense and nonsense at El Chuqueño, please consider making a donation. We appreciate your support.

The People Speak!

  • Tim on Retrovision: El Paso Police Are Taser Happy and the El Paso Times Doesn’t Want You to Know It
  • Tim on Why Aren’t They Telling Us WHY?
  • Tim on It’s AI! So What? Get Over It.
  • elrichiboy on Manu Chao – “Mr Bobby”
  • elrichiboy on “Fat Alice Abbott: The Most Powerful Woman on El Paso’s Devil’s Playground”
  • Tim on “Fat Alice Abbott: The Most Powerful Woman on El Paso’s Devil’s Playground”
  • Javier E. Cotera. on Manu Chao – “Mr Bobby”
  • Javier E. Cotera. on Manu Chao – “Mr Bobby”
  • Brian W Kelley on The Misinformation Mile
  • Tim on The In-Custody Homicide of Xavier Hernandez

El Chuqueño Lately

  • It’s AI! So What? Get Over It.
  • “Somewhere in the Night”
  • “Fat Alice Abbott: The Most Powerful Woman on El Paso’s Devil’s Playground”
  • Manu Chao – “Mr Bobby”
  • “The High Ridge”

Stuff we talk about