In the 1940’s and in the early 1950’s signs reading “No Mexicans Allowed” still existed in El Paso. [9] Many El Pasoans tend to believe that El Paso is a friendly and progressive city welcoming of all especially the Mexicans within their midst. On the surface the city betrays a sense of progressive inclusiveness, but […]
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The Tom Lea Legacy And How El Paso Can Both Hate AND Love Mexicans
Our Adair Margo article elicited an email from a reader who called themselves “Tom Lea,” obviously a reader unwilling to provide their real name. The email included three PDF attachments and an admonition to “correct the record” on the former El Paso mayor, Tom Lea. As readers may remember from the article, we had written […]
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Editorial: In The Duranguito Battle, Where Are The Proletariat?
I realize that this editorial will likely upset some and others will just be angry, but it is something that needs to be asked – where are El Paso Hispanics in defense of Duranguito? Take a deep breath and read on to see why this is not only a question that needs to be asked […]
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Chihuahuita, Duranguito and Segundo Barrio Explains El Paso’s Economic Failure
Chihuahuita’s population “are potential assets of enormous value to El Paso and it is dangerous and wasteful to neglect” that community in El Paso’s economic strategy. (1925 El Paso City Planners) El Paso’s endemic economy fueled by property taxes can be traced back to the belief that the El Paso economic engine has to be […]
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Adair Margo: Politics At The Expense of Segundo Barrio – The Story Of When Segundo Barrio Helped To Elect A Republican Governor
There is a political adage in El Paso that Republicans do not win elections. To be elected in the city some Republicans run as Democrats “in name only”. In 1998, a Republican governor won the El Paso vote. The Republican was largely helped by “housekeepers” and Segundo Barrio advocates for the candidate. The architect of […]
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El Paso’s First Progressive Politics: Prostitution As An Economic Driver
Before El Paso became known as the Sun City it was known as Sin City. The reason was because alcohol, gambling and prostitution filled the city’s coffers. But Sin City held an uglier truth that many in El Paso will refuse to accept or just simply ignore – that the debate over paid sex was […]
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In Unprecedented Order Judge In Children’s Hospital Malpractice Case Orders Affidavit Sealed
As previously reported by El Paso Politics, El Paso Children’s Hospital has asked the judge in a malpractice lawsuit involving the death of a three-year-old girl to seal the affidavit attached to the lawsuit. The affidavit, by a doctor, alleges among several issues that the doctor overseeing the care of the three-year-old “presents a clear […]
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Strange El Paso Politics: From Carpet Baggers To Bank Robbery
El Paso, like most cities, has its share of political characters. This last election was not any different in that it had its share of political sagas and characters. There was the carpet bagger that convincedly overwhelmed the incumbent to win the race. Then there was the Republican who decided to run as a Democrat, […]
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El Paso 2022 Primary Winners
According to the unofficial results published by the El Paso County Elections Department, the following are the results in the 2022 El Paso Primaries. Although this was a primary to determine who will represent the party, in El Paso Democrats traditionally prevail on Election Day. As such, it our belief that the Democratic Party winners […]
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Early Voting Results Point To Likely Winners
The early voting numbers are in. In El Paso, early voting numbers normally suggest who wins an election. Because voter turn out is lower this cycle, those who won during the early voting period will likely prevail once the final votes are tabulated. Using the early voting data, El Paso Politics is calling the races […]