The mayoral election is headed to a runoff. Renard Johnson faces Brian Kennedy. Mr. Johnson has offered a laundry list of promises. Here’s what the
Why There’s No Place Like El Paso
Here’s an incredible opportunity:
Mmm, Yogurt
Well, the El Paso Times reports that a yogurt shop is opening downtown: A combined TCBY frozen yogurt/Mrs. Fields cookies
From Paris (or anywhere but El Paso) With Love
In a related note, Homegrown El Paso is starting a music festival at Ascarate Park. According to this story in
Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?
I mean, we’re not like other towns. We have assets. We own real estate. The Public Service Board (that’s the
Those Pesky Secret Emails
In order to understand the content of those secret emails that we’re never going to see, I consulted my trusty
Our Troubles are Over
Good news for those of you who were worried about El Paso’s economic development: The Borderplex Alliance is proposing a
You Decide
According to this story in the local rag, there’s a new lawsuit over police shooting an unarmed man. Here’s part
That was then. This is now.
Let’s pretend. Say you were a certain high-ranking city employee, and you made some controversial decisions in your official capacity,
El Paso Vice: the Drug War Through a Gimlet Eye
Here’s a piece that originally appeared in Der Spiegel, and was reprinted on the ABC News website. The war on
El Paso’s Chief Debt Enabler Resigns, Takes Job in “Private Sector”
The City’s Chief Financial Officer and debt enabler has tendered her resignation, according to this article in El Paso’s English
The Case of the Missing Deputy City Manager
This week’s El Paso Inc. has another chiaroscuro report from the ever so subtle Mr. David Crowder. The article lays
Al Jazeera Says Americans Don’t Trust Media
According to Al Jazeera, Americans trust in media is at an all time low. Faith in print media is down
Vice.com on the Case of Danny Saenz, Deceased
Here’s Vice weighing in on the the case of Danny Saenz. The headline for the article is “El Paso Releases
The Case of Danny Saenz, Deceased
Did you see the horrific video of El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shooting handcuffed prisoner Danny Saenz? The City
Start With Day Lilies
Are you looking for an income opportunity in your retirement years? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to
Corrections
For literally years I’ve been ranting about Texas Municipal Code Chapter 334, the one that deals with sports venues. Most
The Third Court of Appeals on Secret Emails
Here’s the latest on El Paso’s open records request (though it doesn’t deal specifically with El Paso’s case). Here’s a
Jobs Outlook
When the new City Manager takes over, will he replace the members of the City Administration who enabled all the
Editorializing on the Times
The El Paso Times today editorialized on the need to hurry up and build the “signature downtown projects” authorized by
Internal Affairs Boss Out at Border Patrol
Yesterday we covered, a little bit, the problems the Border Patrol was having with its use-of-force investigations. Today, the man