By Sewell Chan and Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune The Texas Observer, the storied progressive publication known for its feisty, combative and often humorous investigative journalism, is shutting down and will lay off its 17-person staff, including 13 journalists, several members of its board said Sunday. The decision marks an end to 68 years of […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 28: Climate, May Elections & Other
In the latest episode of The DMB Podcast, Deliris Montanez Berrios talks about her opposition to the climate charter (Proposition K) in the May 6 elections. She also talks about party retaliation and how to avoid it by making political contributions under $50. Other subjects that the podcast covers include election involvement, super PACS and […]
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Week In Review For March 24, 2023
Welcome to this edition of the El Paso News Week In Review. We hope you had a wonderful week. We are This is the news and information for the week of March 24, 2023. You can view our Week In Review: https://youtu.be/WfkR09rsveQ Or, listen to it: https://elpaso.podbean.com/e/el-paso-news-week-in-review-season-1-episode-10/ Our Week In Review is also available to […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 27: Unmuted With Claudia Rodriguez: City Manager, Arena, Climate & Max
In the latest episode of Unmuted With Claudia Rodriguez, Claudia discusses the ongoing issues with the city manager and the controversial downtown sports arena. Claudia also discusses the upcoming climate charter amendment scheduled for the May elections. Claudia also talks about Max Grossman and explains why she believes Max hurt the community. About El Paso […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 26: The DMB Podcast: Running In 2024, Party & Other Things
In this episode of The DMB Podcast, your host talks about her name: DMB, a run for office in 2024 and the party politics in El Paso. Deliris Montanez Berrios also talks about other issues including the Republican Party, FOIA and voter suppression. About El Paso Talks El Paso Talks is a podcast channel devoted […]
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Guest Editorial: A Lie We Don’t Believe Anymore
By Aldo N. Mena It’s that time of year again when people across the great state of Texas start the annual commemorations of the Texas Revolt of 1836. Unfortunately, much of what they are celebrating remains hopelessly obscured by myth and inaccuracies. Although, many others have made this observation before, I feel that this particular […]
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Short Video Documentary On The Birth Of El Paso’s Gang
Editor’s note: Today’s regularly scheduled Week In Review will not run today to make way for this special presentation by El Paso News. Week In Review will return next Friday. Part of El Paso’s criminal underworld is seldom discussed publicly. When speaking about criminal or prison gangs, most of the time the topics are either […]
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The Restaurant Cook And CBP Informant
Author’s note: The following comes from an article in the Miami Herald by Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein titled “A hopeful odyssey reaches a dead end,” (paywall) dated November 2, 2014. Jorge Amaya, an undocumented immigrant from México and a cook at a Mexican restaurant in El Paso was sitting before an immigration judge in Miami facing […]
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LIBRE Guest Editorial: It’s well past time to stop Certificates of Obligation
By Karla Y. Sierra The state of Texas requires that new issuances of public debt that will be paid by tax revenue be approved by voters at the ballot box before bonds can be issued. However, since 1971, certain county and local levels of government have been able to circumvent this requirement by utilizing an […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 25: The DMB Podcast: Why I Podcast & Other Topics
In the latest episode of The DMB Podcast, your host, Deliris Montanez Berrios, talks about why she podcasts. She also addresses other community topics and encourages listeners to get more involved in their community and learn more about what is going on by attending community meetings. About El Paso Talks El Paso Talks is a […]