From KVIA.com: El Paso City Council voted eight to zero to pass a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Office of Congresswoman
Coming Soon: Will Ballpark-gate Ruin Rick Perry’s White House Run?
Let me just leave this here for now while I work on it. Maybe the indictments are already in the
Bringing Business to El Paso: The Water Problem
You’ve probably read this story in the El Paso Times, about how El Paso is running out of water. The
The Bane of QoL: O & M
El Paso is a cash-strapped town. Nobody foresaw that our boom years, when Fort Bliss was expanding and Juarez was
Because They Care
Good news, El Paso. MountainStar Sports Group wants to save us money. According to this story in the El Paso
Word of the Day
Corruption – dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers); source: www.merriam-webster.com Example
Police Violence Isn’t New
Here’s a post from the Anunciation House blog recalling an earlier case of sudden death at the hands of peace
Redevelopment Revisited
How, do you suppose, will the “news” that El Paso’s under 35 population has the second lowest median income in
Way Too Little, Too Late
A local newspaper reported Saturday that Police Officer Jose Flores, one of El Paso’s Finest, was fired from the El
Ouch
Here’s a cartoon I lifted from Insight Crime, a website devoted to enlightening readers to the peculiarities of organized crime
The Real Problems
Here’s an interesting story from the Atlantic, analyzing census date using a new tool from the U.S. Census Bureau. According
The San Jacinto Plaza Blog
Did you know that there’s a blog detailing the progress of the San Jacinto Plaza renovation? Can you imagine a
A Sobering Thought
Remember that the same people that take two years to renovate a one acre park, the same people who are
Why El Paso Doesn’t Vote
This story in the El Paso Inc. reports that the city’s election participation rate is the worst in Texas. About
Fact Check, Please
A commenter posting under the handle Times Building Ghost on the blog Refuse the Juice said this: Do you know
BRIO Revisited
I am a big fan of public transportation. I like that effective public transportation relieves a person of the onerous
Des Moines: A Model for Economic Development
to this story from the National Journal, Des Moines is a hipster mecca. Young people here know what you think
El Paso’s Sales Tax Receipts Stay Flat
According to the Texas State Comptroller, sales tax receipts for the City of El Paso were flat for the past
The 19th Largest City in the U.S.?
You have, no doubt, heard the oft repeated factoid that El Paso is the 19th biggest city in the U.S.
I Rode the BRIO So You Wouldn’t Have To
I’m going to let you in on the dirty little secret that Sun Metro doesn’t want you to know: That