Today, El Paso city council exercised its right to terminate El Paso’s second city manager, Tommy Gonzalez. The council voted to end the employment contract under the convenience clause that allows the city to end the contract with 120-day notice to Gonzalez. Gonzalez was appointed the city manager in 2014. As we reported previously, Tommy […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 21: The DMB Podcast: PVT. Richard Halliday & City Manager Controversy
In the latest episode of The DMB Podcast, your host, Deliris Montanez Berrios talks about the disappearance of Pvt. Richard Halliday. Your host also discusses the ongoing city manager controversy playing out today at City Hall. https://elpasotalks.podbean.com/e/el-paso-talks-season-1-episode-21the-dmb-podcast-richard-halliday-city-manager-controversy/ About El Paso Talks El Paso Talks is a podcast channel devoted to bringing the authentic voices of […]
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Guest Editorial: The Great Deceit at El Paso City Council: An open letter from Adair Margo to the media
By: Adair Margo A great deceit has occurred among members of El Paso City Council, one that has thwarted the will of El Paso voters. On January 3, 2023 -the first meeting of the year – Representatives Alex Annello and Joe Molinar placed item 13 on the agenda to “re-evaluate and repurpose … the now-insufficient […]
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Latest Details On Possible City Manager Firing & Accusation Surfaces Against Joe Molinar
Editor’s note: Today’s regularly scheduled DMB podcast will appear in tomorrow’s edition to bring you the latest developments in the possible firing of El Paso’s second city manager. New details emerged over the weekend about the possible firing of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez tomorrow at city council. Also, several sources confirmed an accusation against City […]
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El Paso City Manager Agenda Item Signals Possible Removal Of Tommy Gonzalez For Cause
Editor’s note: Our regularly scheduled Week in Review will not be appearing today in order to make room for this late-breaking news item. Week In Review will return next Friday. Yesterday a city council agenda item appeared online for the city council meeting scheduled for next Tuesday. The item, number 23 states; “Discussion and action […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 20: Truth Matters: Why El Paso Can’t Attract Conventions
Former mayor John Cook has joined El Paso Talks as a podcaster. In his Truth Matters podcast, Cook will talk about public policy issues in El Paso and share some insight from his experience as a former mayor and city council representatives. In the first episode of Truth Matters, your host explains why El Paso […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 19: Unmuted With Claudia Rodriguez: Shooting, Guns & Climate
In the latest episode of Unmuted With Claudia Rodriguez, your host talks about the Cielo Vista Mall shooting, gun rights, the resilience of El Pasoans and why the proposed Climate Charter has no place in El Paso. https://elpasotalks.podbean.com/e/el-paso-talks-season-1-episode-19-unmuted-with-claudia-rodriguez-shooting-gun-control-climate-charter/ About El Paso Talks El Paso Talks is a podcast channel devoted to bringing the authentic voices […]
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El Paso Talks: Season 1: Episode 18: The DMB Podcast: The Cielo Vista Shooting & Campaign Contributions
In the latest episode of The DMB Podcast, your host Deliris Montanez Berrios discusses the Cielo Vista Mall shooting and campaign contributions. https://elpasotalks.podbean.com/e/el-paso-talks-season-1-episode-18-the-dmb-podcast-cielo-vista-shooting-campaign-contributions/ About El Paso Talks El Paso Talks is a podcast channel devoted to bringing the authentic voices of El Paso to our readers. Our podcasters discuss El Paso – from the food, […]
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Breaking News: Texas Ethics Commission Dismisses Ethics Complaint Against Claudia Rodriguez But Finds Other Violation
The Texas Commission finalized an order on Wednesday to address an ethics complaint filed against Claudia Rodriguez by Arnulfo Hernandez, Jr. Hernandez’ complaint alleged that Rodriguez “did not properly itemize political contributions on her 30-day pre-election report for the November 8, 2022 election.” According to the Hernandez complaint filed on November 7, 2022, Rodriguez failed […]
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Week In Review For February 17, 2023
Welcome to this edition of the El Paso News Week In Review. We hope you had a wonderful week. We are El Paso News and this is the news and information for the week of February 17, 2023. As a reminder, you can view our Week In Review: https://youtu.be/UhfZpW8VAdA Week In Review for February 17, […]