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  • 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

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  • 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

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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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  • Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision

    2026-07-30 Guest Column

    By Dylan Corbett, Special to El Paso Matters. Our city stands at a turning point. Schools are closing. Young people are leaving. The global economy

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  • The Data Center Chronicles: The Battle of Jupiter Comes to Albuquerque

    2026-07-06 Kent Paterson

    By Kent Paterson If you reside in Albuquerque, have you seen a television ad for Project Jupiter? Heard a radio spot? How about a project

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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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  • The “Notorious NARCOTIC Smuggler” La Nacha: The El Paso Years

    2025-07-31 Bob Chessey

    So, “Who was ‘La Nacha’?” For 50 years “La Nacha” remained a name synonymous with Juarez and opiate trafficking, a woman who rose to become

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  • The Restorative Power of Restaurants

    2026-08-21 J. Eugenio Cotera E.

    by Javier E. Cotera The date was a Sunday in July 1985. My friend Roger and I could see parishioners spilling out of the Nuestra

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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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  • “Time Table”

    2026-08-16 elrichiboy
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  • NY Times — “41 of the Greatest Mexican Restaurants 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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  • “The Real History of Africa They Never Taught You | Africa’s Great Civilizations”

    2026-08-15 elrichiboy
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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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  • “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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Get ready. Dystopia is just around the corner.

2016-10-13 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Juarez, Law Enforcement Leave a comment

Here’s some cheery news to put the upcoming weekend in perspective: According to a startling Pentagon video obtained by The

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CLEAT Rides Again

2016-10-12 elrichiboy Politics Leave a comment

According to this story from KVIA, the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas has asked the County of El Paso

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Hatch, USA

2016-10-12 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

It’s chile season. Maybe not for much longer, but ACT NOW to make sure you get your chile dose through

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Viva Mexico, Cabrones!

2016-10-12 elrichiboy Mexico, Politics Leave a comment

Here’s a news story that tells us that Mexican politicians want to loosen up that country’s gun laws. A Senator

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If they’ve got the money, why don’t they fix the schools?

2016-10-12 elrichiboy School Districts, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

The El Paso Independent School District wants you to believe that they will be good stewards of your tax dollars.

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Explaining Mr. Trump

2016-10-11 elrichiboy Politics Leave a comment

Some people’s jobs are excuses for their bad behavior. “He’s a lawyer,” people will say. Or “What do you expect

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Let’s Build Something Shiny

2016-10-10 elrichiboy School Districts, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Do you really think that all of the problems at the El Paso Independent School District will be addressed with

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They’ll Tell You Whatever Works

2016-10-07 elrichiboy School Districts, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

Those people promoting the El Paso Independent School District’s bond issue aren’t above playing fast and loose with whatever version

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Can I get some more money over here, please? I’ve squandered the money you already gave me.

2016-10-07 elrichiboy School Districts, Taxes 2 comments

Do you think the only problems at the El Paso Independent School District are ageing infrastructures? And do you think,

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This Week in the Blogosphere

2016-10-07 elrichiboy Meta Blog Leave a comment

This week in the blogs: DavidK at RefusetheJuice and Jaime Abeytia of the LionStarBlog re-engaged in their long-running cat fight.

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Tim Razo at Proper Print Shop Tonight

2016-10-06 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

Southwestern multi-media artist Tim Razo brings his designs to Proper Print Shop, 800 Montana, tonight starting at 6:00, as part

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The Americans at 5 Points Bistro Tonight!

2016-10-06 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

The Americans bring their Americana folk rock to the 5 Points Bistro, with local stalwarts Sorry About Your Sister providing

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Empty Meters

2016-10-06 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development Leave a comment

Lord knows I don’t want to tell anybody how to run their business. But . . . . The other

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Paul and Julie Go To Juarez

2016-10-06 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

Yesterday I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Julie and Paul, married for 52 years, are ballroom dancers from southern

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The Americans at 5 Points Bistro

2016-10-05 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso Leave a comment

The Americans bring their white boy blues to 5 Points Bistro tomorrow, Thursday, October 6, with locals Sorry About Your

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Juanga Plaza

2016-10-04 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

They launched La Gran Plaza de Juan Gabriel last week. I went Sunday, after the VIPs had made their speeches

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FEMAP

The Day I Had Cancer

2016-10-04 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider 5 comments

Yesterday I had cancer. I found it the night before. An angry little red bump on my back, on my

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A penny here, a penny there

2016-10-03 elrichiboy School Districts, Taxes One comment

Did you see that USA Today is railing against cable companies’ set top box rental rates? Here’s what the USA

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Make El Paso Great Again

2016-10-03 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Downtown, Economic Development, How to Live in El Paso 7 comments

What do we want from El Paso? If you say industry to alleviate the homeowners’ tax burden, I’m not buying

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Meta Blog: What the other blogs are saying

2016-09-30 elrichiboy City Council, Meta Blog, School Districts, Taxes Leave a comment

You may have noticed that the City settled with Basic IDIQ this week on the San Jacinto Plaza project. DavidK

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