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As I posted yesterday, many readers are concerned about two specific topics. The first is that I have […]
Around 2000, when Ray Caballero rode into office, he began to lay down the framework for a prosperous […]
All those that argued that Stephanie Townsend Allala’s quest for government transparency was wrong owe her an apology. […]
It is a funny thing that the more things change the more they stay the same. Today city […]
The ongoing bathroom debacle at the San Jacinto Park clearly demonstrates a dysfunctional El Paso city government. As […]
A frequent reader in the legal profession pointed me to a potential issue involving various Hunt companies and […]
“There is something in the air.” A conspiracy was created in 2000 to drive El Paso into bankruptcy. […]
Politicians are known for contorting themselves into so many positions on a political issue that in no time […]
Much has been said and written about the overwhelming voter support for the 2012 Quality of Life bonds. […]
The recent public debacle between city council and the city attorney’s office led me to file open records […]
One of the things I have noticed through the years is that by the time an issue comes […]
Last Friday, August 29, KVIA published an unattributed report on city losses for the ballpark. The report titled […]
It started out as a simple question – who pays the most in property taxes in El Paso. […]
The discussion on taxes and fees disguised as taxes have been the focus of community discussion the last […]
As I analyzed the campaign contributions in the Claudia Ordaz race, I wondered how the makeup of the […]
As you all know, the State of Texas makes it a crime to knowingly accept a campaign donation […]
I have written numerous times about how the current public policy agenda is being perpetuated upon El Paso […]
In yesterday’s Diario de El Paso there was an article by Karla Guevara Walton where she details how […]
Yesterday I shared with you the finances of the Children’s Hospital. Many of you have noticed that the […]
Just when you might have thought that city council would get a respite from the ballpark and Lincoln […]
Last Tuesday’s city council meeting in regards to the Lincoln Center is a case study on how the […]
As expected, yesterday’s city council debate over the Lincoln Center was contentious and brought out the ongoing debate […]
The problem with serving a master is that eventually the truth reveals itself no matter how much someone […]
Regardless of what side you are on the issue there is no question that the most recent controversial […]
How is it that those involved in the ballpark debacle seem to be able to land lucrative jobs […]
The ongoing saga between the city and Stephanie Townsend Allala continues to cost the taxpayers of the community. […]
Like other bloggers, I was intrigued by the Basic IDIQ award by city council last week. For many […]
Last week, city council awarded the San Jacinto Park project to a company named Basic IDIQ. From the […]
One of things that has always bothered me about El Paso is the mentality that you have to […]
Apparently I hit a nerve with some of you in regards to my post on Oscar Leeser canceling […]
Today’s city council meeting has an item on the agenda asking for the termination of a real estate […]
Yesterday, September 30, 2013, Judge Orlinda Naranjo of the 419th District Court in Travis County ruled that Stephanie […]
I have been a critic of the local news media for too many years, more than I can […]
As most of you already know the city filed a series of motions on September 18, 2013. One […]
With much self-serving faux indignation, the El Paso Times, the El Paso Inc., and KVIA offered commentary about […]
For years we have always heard how corruption in El Paso is rampant and the corruptors always seem […]
As much as El Paso’s city government tries to create the illusion that it’s all good, the fact […]
I have been writing consistently about the people who are driving public policy in El Paso and how […]
As you all know the city was finally successful in selling the ballpark bonds. The ballpark is also […]