I have broken my promise to be a contributor to this site and write essays on issues of importance to our community, our state, and our country. Mea Culpa – my bad. As I get closer in my quest to shed most of my community activities and get closer to full retirement, I now find […]
Posted inLatinx Art, Press Release
The U.S. Latinx Art Forum announces CHISPA: Mini Virtual Studio Visits with Latinx Artists June 29, 2021
View this email in your browserThe U.S. Latinx Art Forum announces CHISPA: Mini Virtual Studio Visits with Latinx ArtistsJune 29, 2021 The U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) announces the second of three programs under the umbrella of the Ford Foundation-funded Mazorca Initiative, which provides support to artists impacted by both the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing […]
Posted inCounty
El Paso Republican Switches Party To Run In Upcoming Election
It is a constant rumor in El Paso that if a candidate aspires for a county-wide office they must run on the Democratic Party ticket. Running as a Republican is difficult with many believing that some office holders are Republicans disguised as Democrats so that they can win their offices. On July 7, 2021, current […]
Posted inNews
The Two Sides Of The El Paso Children’s Hospital
In recent court filings, the El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing both that it is a public entity immune from lawsuits but also not a public entity subject to open records requests. In the Hensley malpractice case, the plaintiffs have alleged that the negligence of doctors Steven Ross and Rodolfo Fierro-Stevens caused a “suspected” stroke […]
Posted inCommunity
Guest Editorial – Xavier Miranda On School Face-to-Face Resuming
Teachers, students, and parents are excited about returning to school, and eager to resume face-to-face instruction. However, adequate preparations are lacking, in that educators will contend with “learning loss” and trauma associated with the eighteen-month disruption. Students faced a myriad of issues during the pandemic, from a lack of connectivity to depression and isolation, to […]
Posted inThe Latino Life
The Mexican Exclusionary Act of 1996
During the State of the Union Address, the president said that America cannot “permit the kind of abuse of our immigration system laws as we have seen in recent years.” He went on to say that his administration “has moved aggressively to secure our borders more by hiring a record number of new border guards, […]
Posted inLULAC
LULAC Warns Texas Governor Will Face Battles Ahead In Voter Fight Nation’s Largest and Oldest Latino Civil Rights Organization Fires Back at Threats that Opposition Lawmakers Will Be Arrested Washington, DC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned late Monday in a televised interview that Democratic legislators who left the state “will be arrested” when they return. Sixty-seven lawmakers broke quorum during the Texas special session called by Governor Abbott. They oppose plans by the […]
Posted inForget the Alamo
Texas Shouldn’t Cancel Debate About Its History
By Sergio Troncoso We at the Texas Institute of Letters—the Officers, Council Members, and ex-Presidents—stand with TIL Member Bryan Burrough, and co-authors Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford, of Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth, who decry the cancellation of their book event at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in […]
Posted inNews
Special Report: El Paso Eviction Analysis Report
On September 4, 2020, an eviction moratorium was declared nationally. It prohibited landlords from evicting tenants for not paying their rents. On July 31, 2021, the eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is scheduled to end. In testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, […]
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Breaking News: Dora Oaxaca Police Report Against Lily Limon
Today, the El Paso Politics received the police report filed by Dora Oaxaca for the June 16, 2021, assault alleged by Dora Oaxaca at the Mesa Bar & Grill. As we have previously reported, Democratic Party Chair Dora Oaxaca alleged that Lily Limón assaulted her at a Carl Robison fund raiser. Limón and several witnesses […]