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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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A Cruel Joke

2023-02-14 elrichiboy Juarez, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Mexico has come out with some new banknotes. The 500 peso note is blue. It has a picture of Benito

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New Chief, Same as the Old Chief

2023-02-13 Rich Wright City Management, El Paso Police Department, Karla Nieman, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

The City of El Paso has appointed an EPPD veteran as acting Police Chief. From the El Paso Times: City

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Robert Reich — “The Stadium Scam”

2023-02-13 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Opportunity Costs, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Robert Reich takes on the billionaires in this piece on his website. Ever notice how there never seems to be

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“The Crooked Way”

2023-02-12 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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The Problem With TIRZs

2023-02-10 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, TIRZs, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Part of the reason that property taxes are so high in the City of El Paso is because not everyone

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El Chuqueño Presents Almost Live for 2/8/23

2023-02-09 elrichiboy Almost Live!, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s the latest from the El Chuqueño podcast, Almost Live, with some talk about the AirBnB ordinance, and a brief

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This Is A Test

2023-02-07 elrichiboy Support El Chuqueño 4 comments

I upgraded my email sender, and I’m hoping that now all y’all that have signed up for emails will get

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“People Do Bad Things”

2023-02-03 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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The Delta Bombers – “Hey You Know You Wanna’

2023-02-02 elrichiboy Music Leave a comment
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I’ve Got a Secret

2023-02-01 elrichiboy Almost Live!, Slider Leave a comment

It’s a podcast. You can tune into El Chuqueño presents Almost Live, wherever you get your podcasts, like Spotify, or

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“Has humanity passed its zenith?”

2023-01-28 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Sympathy for the Dealer”

2023-01-27 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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“Killing Kelly”

2023-01-21 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“Signal Dark”

2023-01-20 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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We Will Not Be Silenced

2023-01-19 elrichiboy Slider, Support El Chuqueño Leave a comment

It came to my attention yesterday that your favorite website was somehow compromised, and we’re not sending out emails after

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Tobacco in Mexico

2023-01-18 elrichiboy Juarez, Mexico, Slider 2 comments

Here’s one you didn’t see coming. From the New York Daily News: Mexico now bans smoking in hotels, beaches, parks

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“Dull and Dreary”

2023-01-17 elrichiboy El Paso Times Leave a comment

The El Paso Times is editorializing their weather forecast. Today, the Times described the weather as “Dull and Dreary”. Well,

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The New Feudalism

2023-01-17 elrichiboy Economic Development, El Paso Water, Slider, Urban Planning, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

Water rates are going up again, for the eighth year in a row. From the El Paso Times: El Paso

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“The History of Rigged Super Bowls”

2023-01-14 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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“The Soft-Boiled Detective”

2023-01-13 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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