Author: Theresa Caballero On October 7, 2002, El Paso Commissioners Court held its weekly meeting. One of the items slated for action was consideration of how the county would dispense with some of our tax dollars. Naturally there were several groups and individuals present asking for funds for their particular projects. One of these groups […]
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A Cohesive U.S.-Mexico Drug Policy: Is Mexico embarking on Drug Legalization?
Many in the U.S., especially the U.S. government, were mystified with Mexico’s recent decriminalization of small quantities of drugs for personal use. Some have even suggested that this shows that Mexico is seeking to legalize drugs in order to solve the pervasive drug problems the country faces both from a consumption and production standpoint. For […]
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A day chasing death in Juárez: But how dangerous is it, really?
Unless you have been living under a rock lately, you’ve probably heard that Cd. Juárez is the most dangerous city in North America. So just how dangerous is it? Our sister city is in the midst of a long and arduous war of willpower between citizens who still believe in their city and criminals who […]
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El de Sin Patria
Sin patria, un producto de dos países, sin hogar que llame su propio. Déjeme les cuento la historia de uno que nació en un país y creció en otro. Siempre dividido entre dos patrias pero nunca miembro de uno o del otro porque para aceptar uno debe de abandonar el otro. La matriz del ser […]
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Why Should the Taxpayer Care About the Courts of Inquiry?
The Courts of Inquiry looking into the actions of the El Paso Police Department and the District Attorney has polarized the legal community into two different camps. Some in the community question why a Court of Inquiry and what underlining motive or agenda is driving these investigations. Of course the truth and the reality seem […]
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Alcala Responds to Criticism
In response to the motion filed by attorneys Stuart Leeds and Theresa Caballero seeking his removal, appointed Attorney Pro Tem for the Hollebeke Court of Inquiry filed a response March 25, 2004. In his response, Alcala addresses two of the three concerns addressed by the Caballero-Leeds motion and conveniently forgets the last and most important […]
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Attorneys Seek to Remove Court Appointed Attorney Pro Tem
On Monday, March 22, 2004, attorneys Stuart Leeds and Theresa Caballero filed a motion to replace Court Appointed Attorney Pro Temp Dick Alcala. Alcala was recently appointed by Judge Stephen B. Ables to conduct investigations for the first Court of Inquiry convened to investigate allegations of corruption against the El Paso Police Department and the […]
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Judge Alvarez Swears In Prosecutor for Second Court of Inquiry
Yesterday morning, Judge Manny Alvarez of Criminal Court No. 5 in Dallas Texas swore in Edwin V. King as prosecutor for the Romelia Enriquez Court of Inquiry investigating District Attorney Jaime Esparza, his office, police officer Francisco Enriquez, her former husband and the actions of the Police Department. Judge Alvarez indicated that he was appointed […]
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First There Was One, Then Two and Now Possibly Seven
On Tuesday January 20, 2004, in a court room in our community, Judge Richard Roman of the 346th District Court found that probable cause exists that a crime has been committed against the State of Texas thus starting the roller coaster looking into allegations of malfeasance and corruption in our community. The main alleged culprits […]
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Luis Mata’s “Mistake” Raises Questions
The recent on again, off again Tejano Democrats endorsement of Carlos Leon for Sheriff raises questions about the integrity of the process and the players themselves. According to a news blurb on Sunday’s newspaper, the Tejano Democrats endorsed Carlos Leon for Sheriff, yet on Monday’s edition of the paper a correction was issued. Throughout the […]