UPDATE: (2:30am MT) I have now confirmed that the “direction” city council gave the City Attorney is to appeal to the 3rd Court of Appeals the judge’s order to retain jurisdiction over the Stephanie Townsend Allala’s case. The city’s action is only the second time an open records case is appealed in Texas, the first […]
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El Paso County Candidates for 2014 Primaries
The following is a list of the candidates in the 2014 March Primary ballot. I only listed the offices where there is an El Paso candidate on the ballot and that has a challenger. Updated on December 12, 2013 (15:25ET) to add candidates I neglected to include. Chief Justice 8th Court of Appeals District Mario […]
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On Candidate Slates
As much as political observers have rejoiced about the repudiation of Steve Ortega in the last election the fact is that the Hunt/Foster public agenda policy is still firmly in place. Yesterday, the final slate of candidates for the upcoming March Primary has been finalized. As much as many may think there is an opportunity […]
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Corruption Laden and Drug Gateway El Paso to Revisit Drug Lab
As you all remember the El Paso Crime Lab was put on probation on June 24, 2011. The irony of the raging drug war going on in El Paso’s sister city, Cd. Juárez, at that time was not lost in me especially when subsequent to the city being put on probation county commissioner Willie Gandara […]
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Follow Up on Jaime Abeytia Criminal Case: Two More Cases
As the final sentences are handed out in the public corruption cases I began to wonder about two other criminal cases with political connections. The first case is City Representative Ann Morgan Lilly. As expected in a corrupt laden city like El Paso, the local police department is keeping this case hidden behind the illusion […]
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Russell Vandenburg Follow Up
Apparently I hit a nerve with some of you in regards to my post on Oscar Leeser canceling TVO’s real estate contact with the city. As usual your comments, suggestions and leads are not only useful but also much appreciated. As you already know through my Tweet on Tuesday, city council voted unanimously to terminate […]
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El Paso City Council Shows Why Amazon Drone Delivery Won’t Happen Until 2025
As a technologist I, like many others, was excited to hear about Amazon’s plan to make deliveries directly to you via air drones. Although Jeff Bezos is hoping to get “Prime Air” off the ground by 2015 the reality is that it won’t be feasible until at least 2025. As excited as I was, reality, […]
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Why Is Leeser Asking to Cancel TVO Contract?
Today’s city council meeting has an item on the agenda asking for the termination of a real estate management contract between the city and TVO North America. This item caught my attention because it was added to the agenda by Oscar Leeser and there is no back up material. It also appears to be calling […]
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Dissecting A Disinformation Campaign
The problem with useful idiots is that their job is to create propaganda for the benefit of those they serve. In doing so the truth is just an inconvenient obstacle that they always ignore. Case in point; two weeks ago, a Veronica Escobar political operative sent in a reader letter to the El Paso Times, […]
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El Paso Law Enforcement Conduct
When the Courts of Inquiry were first announced in 2004 the first thing the corruptors did was to create the illusion that those alleging police misconduct were “police haters”, “criminals” or had “monetary motives” for making the allegations. Many rejoiced when the system resulted in one criminal referral because in their mind it vindicated the […]