The Border Health Institute’s (BHI) vision, as proposed by then-mayor Ray Caballero and publicly propelled by Eliot Shapleigh, required land to implement it. The land that surrounded the proposed BHI medical campus around then-Thomason Hospital now the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) was the target. It was land owned by long-time predominantly older […]
Posted inHaitians at the Border
LULAC Urges Humanitarian Solution For Haitians At The Border, Not Police Action
Nation’s Largest and Oldest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls On Biden Administration to Speed Up Refugee Assistance Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement in the wake of published accounts showing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers on horseback rounding up Haitians at the U.S. Mexico […]
Posted inDuranguito
The Caballero Enemies List – Sito Negron
On May 3, 2003, Ray Caballero lost his reelection campaign to Joe Wardy, 23.9% to 58.35%, making Caballero a one-term mayor. Caballero lost largely on the TIF district fiasco although the 11.8% tax increase and his so-called water emergency were contributing factors. Caballero had vacillated over running for reelection publicly, but many believed he would […]
Posted inChicano Park, San Diego, Lincoln Park Day 2021
Lincoln Park Day 2021
By Miguel Juárez After taking a year off due to the pandemic, Lincoln Park Day, the annual Chicano Art and Lowrider Car Show, is back on Sunday, September 19th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lincoln Park, by Lincoln School at 4001 Durazno Street. This year, members of the Chicano Park Steering Committee from […]
Posted inNews
Children’s Hospital Blocking Key Deathbed Testimony In Saucedo Case
As a reminder: words in blue are links to articles providing greater context. Attorneys for El Paso Children’s Hospital, Roberto Canales and the other defendants in the malpractice case over the death of Ivanna Saucedo filed court documents this week asking that the judge block the deposition of Dr. Thomas Mayes who is on his […]
Posted inMetropolitan Planning Organization
An Opinion Editorial: The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) RMS-MTP Draft Plan
By Miguel Juárez For years, we were told that impending changes for Interstate 10 were merely concepts. With the availability of funding, officials are closer to having these concepts become realities. Agenda Item #2 at the Friday, September 17th meeting of the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) seeks to “discuss and approve the Regional […]
Posted inOpinion
Guest Editorial – EPISD Facing Challenges While Union Nonresponsive
Guest editorial by Xavier Miranda Our school districts continue to face challenges that require the engagement of our community, namely, members of the El Paso American Federation of Teachers. Unfortunately, we are left to rely on the actions of a union leadership that manages rather than advocates for us. Below are a few examples of […]
Posted inGovernment
Gentrification: The Border Health Institute
Reminder: the words in blue are links to articles with detailed information. In January 1998 Texas and 45 other state attorney generals settled a lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The tobacco companies were sued over the health-care costs associated with tobacco use. The tobacco companies agreed to make settlement payments to reimburse states over the […]
Posted inThe Latino Life
Commissioner Precinct 2, David C. Stout’s, comments at the August 31st Texas Transportation Commission regarding funding for Downtown 10
Texas Transportation Commission, Public Comment, August 31, 2021, 10:00 a.m. CST Good morning, honorable members of the Texas Transportation Commission. My name is David Stout, and I am El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 2, which includes Central and Downtown El Paso, through which I-10 runs. I am here to speak in opposition to the […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: The 2022 Elections Are About The Downtown Sports Arena
As a reminder: the words in blue are links to articles that provide more context to the topic. The upcoming 2022 elections are not only very important to the nation and to Texas, but they are even more important to El Paso’s taxpayers. The national importance is obviously the control of Congress as the Republicans […]