By Dr. Max Grossman City Reps. Isabel Salcido of District 5 and Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6 just sent out campaign mailers claiming they fought for lower taxes and are advocates for fiscal discipline. Let’s examine their text. Rodriguez Mailer Rodriguez’ first talking point is “Claudia has never voted to raise your taxes!” Courtesy […]
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Commentary: The Illusion Of Truth
In psychology, the illusion of truth effect is “the tendency to believe false information if it is repeated often enough.” Politicians use the illusion of truth by repeating the same message every opportunity they have, even if the message has nothing to do with the discussion at hand. It is done to cement the preferred […]
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The Mexican Immigrant And Marjorie Taylor Greene
In April, Marjorie Taylor Greene was in a Georgia courtroom defending herself against charges of participating in an insurrection. [1] Georgia officials ruled on May 6 that the plaintiffs in the case “failed to prove that she engaged in insurrection on January 6, 2021.” Central to the case against Taylor Greene is an El Pasoan. […]
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The Silence From The District Attorney Is Deafening
The controversy surrounding the district attorney’s office has been the focus of the news media in recent weeks. For the most part, the public has heard one side of the controversy. The fault for this lies on the district attorney’s unwillingness to be transparent about the controversy. El Paso News, like other El Paso news […]
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Jaime Abeytia’s Blog Removed
On the afternoon of September 29, 2022, Jaime Abeytia’s blog suddenly went dark. Instead of blog posts, visitors to the blog received the message that the “blog has been removed.” There has been much speculation about the sudden disappearance of the Abeytia blog, with some suggesting it has been removed and Jaime Abeytia arguing that […]
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Claudia Ordaz Files For Divorce
On September 21, Claudia Ordaz Perez filed for divorce. Both Ordaz-Perez and Vince Perez are representing themselves in the divorce court proceedings. The case is pending in the 388th District Court. Rumors about a pending divorce began to circulate on October 12, 2021, when Claudia Ordaz Perez moved out of her home to run for […]
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Special Report: What Is The True Cost Of Living In El Paso Texas?
Each political season there are three major topics of discussion about El Paso. The first is that property taxes are one of the highest in the country. The second is that government entities tack on fees as hidden taxes, like the storm water fees. The last topic is that El Paso is a low wage […]
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Vision in Action, Juárez, Mexico
by Morgan Smith Socorro and her nurse. Photograph Courtesy of Morgan Smith. In late 2010, a friend from El Paso contacted me to suggest that I read the book, Murder City, Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Field by Charles Bowden (1945-2014). I had been documenting and assisting several humanitarian organizations in that […]
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A Fired Prosecutor And A Mysterious Email Central To Controversy At District Attorney’s Office
A recent court filing in the Walmart case sheds more light on the mysterious emails that surfaced last month that have become central to the controversy over the district attorney’s office. On August 4, 2022, several local news media outlets received a mysterious email from someone who identified themselves as Alexander Hoffmann Valdez, one of […]
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UMC Denies Our Open Records Request About Cancer Center Sends To Texas Attorney General
As we previously reported, our research suggests that the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) did not discuss a feasibility or marketing plan with the Board of Managers before they voted on including almost $80 million for a cancer center that is part of UMC’s request for the $345.7 million in non-voter approved debt […]