Some Friendly Advice
From my friend a former federal agent: If you’re ever in a knife fight, and you get to the other
How to Live in El Paso: Your Third Place
The Moctezuma Cafe was a little dive bar in downtown El Paso. It was a block from the courthouse and
Urban Removal Redux
Demolition in our urban core not only destroys historic buildings, it destroys any chance of revitalizing downtown. What’s going to
Police Narratives
Here are a couple of stories from the national press that may make you question what you hear from the
A Motive for the City Manager’s Raise?
Could the power brokers behind El Paso’s city government have arranged for the City Manager’s $61,000 a year raise? According
Passports to Mexico
According to this story from the Associated Press, going to Mexico isn’t going to be the carefree stroll it always
Step Right Up
El Paso Electric didn’t want to be last in the line of people asking El Pasoans for more money. From
City Rep Larry Romero on the City Manager’s Raise
District 2 City Representative Larry Romero’s guest column in Sunday’s El Paso Times included this nugget: If the El Paso
Tommy Gonzalez in the Land of Second Chances
People who say that we had to give City Manager Tommy Gonzalez a $61,000 raise to keep another city from
Regional Economic Development
The Borderplex Alliance, an entity dedicated to regional economic development, commissioned a study by Angelou Economics to develop a plan
The Empty Suit
Commenter Rex Kramer asks, regarding City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ $61,000 raise, “Who really pulls the strings?” Wouldn’t it be kind
Some questions about the latest police shooting
How about this account from the El Paso Times of what happened during the police shooting on Dyer last week:
Throwing Other People’s Money Around
The El Paso Times ran an editorial Sunday that was atypically critical of city government. The El Paso City Council’s
Checks and Balances, El Chuco Style
The United States runs by a system of checks and balances. If the executive and the legislative branches disagree, then
The El Paso Police Shot Somebody, Maybe
From this story in the El Paso Times: A man was shot and killed Thursday night in a parking lot
Not Too Bad If You’ve Got Low Standards, Part 2
Did you see this article on clickbait website WalletHub.com? It claims that, among big cities in the U.S., El Paso
Another Two Bite the Dust
The bar business is dynamic. The barriers to entry in Texas are relatively small, and almost everyone who’s been in
The Price of Gasoline: Updated
Update: According to this story in yesterday’s English language daily, business is good for Western Refining. Western Refining beat analysts’
The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson: Updated
Update: I emailed Jason McGahan, the author The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant, the original piece in
The Price of Gasoline
One time, years ago, I stopped for gas at the 7 Eleven at the corner of Mesa and University. At