In our initial Political Gossip Corner we shared with readers a rumor making the rounds among El Paso politicos that Vince Perez was the consultant behind the failed two Canutillo Independent School District bonds election. We can now confirm that he was. On August 10, 2021, the Canutillo school board notified taxpayers that it was […]
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Remembering, 80 Years After
12-07-2021 Remembering – refelctions of an old soldier. The early morning doldrums that I am now accustomed to slowed me down to a crawl this morning. Waking up late to a dry, pasty mouth and feeling worn out after a restless sleep, gave me cause to pause and remember. The year was 1941. The world […]
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Who Rules El Paso? No Not That One.
Editor’s note: This article was updated to add the purchasing link for Oscar Martinez’ book on Amazon on December 4, 2021. In the book Who Rules El Paso? by the Community First Coalition, the authors laid out the case for the argument that Paul Foster and Woody Hunt dominate El Paso politics through their wealth. […]
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Remember That Arena Controversy?
Although readers may be tempted to believe that pitting El Paso businessmen’s economic interests against preservation and rising taxes to build sports arenas is a modern problem, the fact is that El Paso voters have been wrestling with this issue for almost 100 years. The public debates and accusations of today are the same as […]
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More Jacob Cintron and Cindy Stout Inappropriate Conversations And Updates
In our last article, El Paso Politics shared inappropriate messages between University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) CEO, Jacob Cintron and El Paso Children’s Hospital’s CEO Cindy Stout that we came across during our review of documents received under the Texas Public Information Act from UMC. As we noted in the previous article, we […]
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The Political Gossip Corner For Thanksgiving 2021
Welcome to this edition of the Thanksgiving 2021 political gossip column. Before we get into the gossip, the El Paso Politics would like to wish our readers a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Here is the latest gossip making the rounds around El Paso’s political water cooler. Remember that this column is about political […]
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El Paso Criminal Boss Out Of Jail And Facing New Court Case
According to the Federal Bureau of Prison’s inmate look up tool, Chris Balsiger (BOP: 08784-089) is in San Antonio transitioning out of prison. (accessed on November 1, 2021) RRM San Antonio is a federal halfway house. The federal courts website states that a federal inmate can be placed into a residential reentry center (RRM), like […]
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UMC Jacob Cintron And Code Of Conduct
For weeks, El Paso Politics has been reviewing pages of open records from the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC). Many of the text messages and emails are communications sent or received by UMC President and Chief Executive Officer, Jacob Cintron. Many of the communications we have seen recently are addressed to Cindy Stout, […]
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Vince Perez Lawsuit Makes Claudia Ordaz Perez Ineligible To Run Against Art Fierro
As previously reported as breaking news by us, Claudia Ordaz Perez filed a change of address with the County Elections Department on October 12, 2021. She changed her address away from her marital home on Londonderry to her home on David Carrasco. [1] Shortly after making the change of address, Claudia Ordaz Perez announced that […]
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Brian Kennedy Future Elected Office Plans
A persistent rumor about whether Brian Kennedy will challenge Cissy Lizarraga for her seat at city council, District 8 led us to ask him to comment about the rumor. Kennedy has consistently spoken before city council meetings about fiscal responsibility and has criticized City Manager Tommy Gonzalez about his authority to spend taxpayer funds unilaterally. […]