Let’s Review
We’ve got a City Council ostensibly intent on attracting new, forward-thinking, businesses, and they’ve done what? Refused to provide partial
We need to jump on this.
We’re missing an opportunity here. Everyone I know has promised to leave the country after the next election if The
Remember how cool El Paso used to be? A continuing story . . .
El Pasoans of a certain age will appreciate all the cultural references in this interesting trailer for a video about
Observation and Speculation
Is El Paso getting ready to explode? I’ve heard that before. The news reports lots of exciting developments. Aldea. Luxury
Stop Resisting!
What do San Antonio, Albuquerque, and Tucson have that El Paso doesn’t? A police department that participates in the federal
National Cover Charge
According to this story in the El Paso Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing a fine for U.S.
They’ll do whatever it takes, and they don’t care how much it costs you.
Remember when everyone was celebrating all the new development going on in downtown El Paso? One of the big projects
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Here’s an interesting story about the Tigua Tribal Police arresting a seven-year-old at South Loop Elementary School. His mother found
The City of El Paso Gets Sued for Throwing Poor People in Jail
Remember when Buzzfeed reported that El Paso’s policy of jailing people who can’t afford to pay their traffic fines was
Winners and Losers
Former City Manager and current Chair of the Steering Committee of the Borderplex Alliance Joyce Wilson would like you to
Poor Joyce
It was a lot of responsibility to unilaterally saddle El Paso taxpayers with debt from the ballpark, and now those
Payback? Ha!
In my next life, I want top come back as a member of El Paso’s Ruling Class. It’s as much
Just the facts, ma’am.
Has the local economy ever performed worse? Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest
It’s Only (Your) Money
Remember when the machine was pitching those Quality of Life bonds? Some of us were afraid that all that new
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
According to this story in the El Paso Times, County Commissioner David Stout has nominated former City of El Paso
“Why Tax Rates Matter More Than Incentives”
Here’s an excellent article that explains why lower property tax rates are more important than economic incentives for attracting new
You Decide
Well, here’s how it is. Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest in the
Ticket Fixing
Remember back in December, there was that fatal accident on Hondo Pass? The one where the passenger called 911 and
The Robber Barons versus the Citizens of El Paso
One time, (okay, more than once), I accused the Big Money in El Paso of foisting all those Quality of