Yesterday at the city council meeting, the city representatives discussed and took action on an alleged wage theft incident on a Sun Metro project. City council voted unanimously that “after conducting an investigation, has determined that there is good cause to believe that a violation of Texas Government Code Section 2258 has occurred in regard […]
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Who is Basic IDIQ?
Last week, city council awarded the San Jacinto Park project to a company named Basic IDIQ. From the commentary and the news media reports, it seems that there is some controversy involving Basic IDIQ’s significant price difference in bidding on the project. Tomorrow I’ll delve more into the possible significance of the award and the […]
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The Horde Propaganda, A Case Study and Naming the Team the Desert Gators
It is more than likely that the baseball team will be named the Desert Gators. Here is why. The invading horde’s naming the team scam gives the illusion that El Paso is solidly behind the ballpark fiasco. This scheme gives us an opportunity to see how a full-court public relations blitz, also known as propaganda […]
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Downtown Redevelopment Visionaries
The executive looked out the window of his office into San Jacinto Plaza. “How could this be”, he asked himself as he looked at the boarded-up and dilapidated hotels. The Cortez and the Paso Del Norte, once the jewels of downtown El Paso, were slowly crumbling away, as was downtown El Paso. If only he […]
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The Quest for Mexican Independence that Never Ended
Not a day goes by when someone, somewhere perpetuates a misconstrued concept about Mexico either in person or through the news media. It doesn’t matter if I’m in the United States; some other country or even in Mexico the perception of my country is often mischaracterized by preconceived ideas often created by agendas seeking to […]
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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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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 […]
