By: Jaime O. Perez, El Paso Metro Barbara Perez, former city council representative for District #6, is pondering whether to challenge Dolores Briones in the March Democratic primary. A lifelong Democrat, Barbara is considered a centrist in the party. She is pro-life, pro-business, has an impeccable record of honesty and is known for her fairness. […]
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Tiguas Fight for Sovereignty
El Paso Metro A federal judge has ordered the Tigua Reservation’s Speaking Rock Casino closed by November 30th. The decision is now headed for the Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Tigua Reservation has engaged a strong public relations campaign to shore up public support for the Casino. The economic impact of the […]
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Controversial Casino Gains Support
By. T. Camacho, El Paso Metro A petition circulating around the city to support theTigua Reservation Speaking Rock Casino garnered 300 signatures in 2 hours at a recent fundraiser. The large number of signatures collected by one supporter is evidence of the widespread support the Tigua’s effort to keep the Casino open enjoys around the […]
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Progressive Democrats to Form Kennedy Democrats
By Lupe Weaver, El Paso Metro The self-styled progressives within the Democratic Party have decided to form a John F. Kennedy Chapter. In a press release, the group stated that forming a Kennedy Democrats chapter was important because the El Paso Democratic Party was no longer “meeting” their needs. First of all, the El Paso […]
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City of Socorro to Vote on Charter
by Gene Pando, El Paso Metro The City of Socorro is slated to vote on a new Charter on November 6, 2001. The Charter is framed on the City of El Paso charter with important differences. Socorro’s City Charter calls for a City Manager. While some consider this an important move forward, the charter also […]
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El Paso Metro Weekly Byte: October 9, 2001
El Paso Metro City Council Meeting Highlights Banks – Agreed to require banks to provide Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reports to the city regarding lending practices and service activities. County Buses – City entered into agreement with County to provide new bus service to Socorro, Clint and San Elizario. Depending on ridership, additional routes may […]
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Shame on you El Paso!
Shame on you El Paso! Actually, shame on 88% of registered voters who did not bother to vote on May 5. What a dismal display of civic responsibility. With plenty of time for early voting, there is no excuse for skirting your civic responsibility. Twenty-two percent of you took the time to exercise your vote, […]
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The Candidate’s Responsiveness Test Part II
One week to go until election day and the candidates are inundating us with advertising blitzes trying to convince the voting public to vote for them. Each candidate tells us how they will be responsive to the needs of the public. Each one tells us how important the citizens are to them. Last week we […]
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The Mayoral Candidate’s Responsiveness to their Constituents
Welcome to El Paso Politics 1st ever test of the Candidate’s Responsiveness to their Constituents. With less than two weeks left in the campaign, with our reader’s help, we are about to embark on a test of our candidate’s willingness to address issues directly from the constituents. We’ve been promised the moon, but can they […]
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Are the Mayoral Candidates Wired?
In December 1999, the City of El Paso adopted an Economic Development Adjustment Strategic Plan, entitled “A Vision for Tomorrow’s El Paso”. Among the strategies proposed in this study, the “Wired El Paso” was embraced by the City as essential to El Paso’s advancement in the 21st century. Taking a tour of our mayoral candidate’s […]