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The Looming Existential Economic Crisis For El Paso

by Martin ParedesOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025

A picture illustration of Theresa Caballero, Anita Blair, Chuy de la O, Carmen Felix, Jaime O. Perez and Max Grossman superimposed over the City of El Paso.

The Rich History Of El Paso Political Activists

by Martin ParedesSeptember 26, 2025September 26, 2025

One week after Max Grossman was arrested several issues have arisen that lead to more questions than answers, including if there is a political motive behind the arrest.

Too Many Unanswered Questions Behind The Max Grossman Arrest

by Martin ParedesSeptember 11, 2025March 18, 2026

After returning campaign contributions over the fight to keep the El Paso International Airport in Veronica Escobar’s district during the redistricting battles, Tony Gonzales again accepts campaign contributions from Woody Hunt.

Hunt Companies Critic At Texas House Now Accepting Hunt Campaign Funds Again After Publicly Accusing The Company Of Corruption

by Martin ParedesSeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025

Latest survey of active El Paso voters continues to show that voters are wanting an opponent “other” than Ricardo Samaniego. Most interesting is that many Democrats in our survey indicated that they would consider voting for a Republican.

Latest El Paso News Survey Shows El Paso Voters Leaning Towards Anyone But Ricardo Samaniego

by Martin ParedesAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Beto O’Rourke is leading the Democrat’s fight against the Republican attempts at redistricting through his Powered by People PAC.

Beto O’Rourke Top Funder For Democrat Quorum Breakers

by Martin ParedesAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

The recent appointment of a campaign treasurer and a campaign war chest of $105,000 suggests that Brian Kennedy may be considering running against Ricardo Samaniego. This is what we know.

Analysis: Is Brian Kennedy Running Against Ricardo Samaniego?

by Martin ParedesJuly 31, 2025July 31, 2025

As Vancouver proves, even when public policy demands affordable housing and taxes are allocated towards quality of life, people are still priced out of the quality of life they helped to pay for.

What No One Is Talking About Over The Debates With The El Paso Downtown Deck: Affordable Housing

by Martin ParedesJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025

Prominent El Paso Attorney Suspended By Texas Bar

by Martin ParedesJune 27, 2025June 27, 2025

Although Oscar Leeser was rumored to be considering running for office in 2026, today he confirmed to El Paso News he will not be seeking office next year.

Breaking News: Oscar Leeser Will Not Run Against Ricardo Samaniego

by Martin ParedesJune 4, 2025June 5, 2025

Jerry Kurtyka on El Paso’s META Datacenter on the City Council Ballot Box in NovemberSeptember 9, 2026
One way to look at a data center is that it is a hole in the biosphere that sucks up…
Proposed Ban Against Weststar Bank on Tuesday’s Agenda Expected to be Voted Down While Questions Remain - El Paso News on Who’s Running for City Council in November?August 30, 2026
[…] and Niño are facing reelection campaigns in November. Niño has not reported any campaign contributions from the Weststar board…
Jerry Kurtyka on The Woody Hunt Economic Development Test and the Meta DatacenterAugust 24, 2026
Don"t you think it is pretty clear by now that the City did not know what it was doing when…
Rhonda Select title Lain on What La Tuna Employees “Scrambling” To Apply at Other Local Prisons Told UsJuly 10, 2026
Very interested, I have a daughter who is a Big Spring employee with 2 years shy of retirement and need…
Jorge Mota on It Is Time for “La Causa” To Reckon with the Immigrants They AbusedMarch 31, 2026
As someone who, since my childhood in the sixties , felt a part of El Movimiento, in my upbringing, education…

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