Some of you may have noticed that the SocialUnwind.com site, where I was storing open records documents, is no longer working. Unfortunately, I was in a rush a few days ago and I inadvertently crashed the site. To make matters worse, I broke my number one rule – take a snapshot of the site before […]
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What Are You Going To Do When Facebook Changes The Rules
Facebook has a good ecosystem for promoting brands, however many small business owners make the mistake of relying on Facebook as their primary social media channel. They are giving away their content to Facebook and relying on Facebook to be there when they need it. Many companies also build up their client lists on Facebook […]
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What Will Veronica Escobar Do?
Friday, by the end of the day you and I, will find out what Veronica Escobar intends to do with the public documents about Greg Allen that she has refused to release to the public. As you likely know, earlier this month I received a copy of a letter that the Texas Attorney General sent […]
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The Melania Trump Immigration File
As I wrote in yesterday’s post, it is important that we understand Melania Trump’s immigration story because she has stated, on numerous times, that she did it the “right way” and her husband, Donald Trump, has made immigration the center piece of his presidential campaign. Although Melania Trump has not been forthcoming about her immigration […]
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Melania Trump and Immigration
Why is Melania Trump’s immigration story important? She is not running for president, her husband is. So why focus on her immigration story and why is it relevant to the presidential election? Because Melania Trump has unequivocally stated that she immigrated the “right way” and her husband has made immigration the central part of his […]
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The Fallacy of Bringing Jobs Back to America
Every election, whether national or regional, there are numerous politicians that promise to either bring back jobs to the US, raise the minimum wage or both. This election cycle is no different with the politicos promising to bring back jobs from overseas. Locally, many communities are debating raising the minimum wages or arguing over what […]
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This is the Type of People Mexico Really Sends to the US
Launching his presidential campaign, Donald Trump infamously stated that Mexico sends “rapists” to the United States. Before the Donald Trump supporters start to once again deflect what Trump actually said, here are the exact words that offended me the most; “They’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.” Those are his actual words. He […]
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The True Cost of a Misguided Public Policy Agenda
Yesterday, I showed you how your taxes go up each year, not from your home’s market value rising, but from tax increases due to a failed public policy agenda. It is that time of the year when your wallet pays for the public policy agenda that pretends to be creating a prosperous El Paso. Most […]
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Whatever Happened to Tax Relief?
Each year during the tax season, the politicians argue that either you voted to tax yourselves or you need to invest in yourselves for economic prosperity. Some even argue that they are not raising taxes. The tax debate is always purposely confusing because of nebulous pronouncements of tax exemptions, rising home values and the use […]
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Attorney General of Texas Orders County Attorney to Release Records
Yesterday I received a response to the complaint I filed with the Texas Attorney General’s office where I complained that Veronica Escobar unilaterally decided that she could decide what documents were public records and which ones were not. As you might remember, on August 3, 2016, I posted a blog explaining how Veronica Escobar appointed […]