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
Border Patrol Use of Force on NPR
On Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep talks to Arizona Republic reporter Bob Ortega about that paper’s ongoing investigation into the use
Falta de Agua
Here’s a story from El Diario this week detailing the challenges some homes in Juarez are having with water in
$55M Manufacturing Plant
This week’s lead story in the El Paso Inc. is about the SeaDoo company opening up a new $55 million
Mushroom Management Revisited
Here’s an interesting article from this week’s El Paso Inc. The story explains how El Pasoans will start drinking “purified”
Regarding the Lincoln Center
The city is making some half-hearted, too-little-too-late attempt to save Lincoln Center. I’m not surprised. Those nefarious powers that be
Welcome to Amerika
Here’s a story about a DEA raid in Alpine, Texas, that should raise some serious concerns about the country we
Coincidence?
Is sidelining City Manager Joyce Wilson related to the Open Records request now percolating through the Texas Court of Appeals?