The Washington Post had an article on May 8, 2021 discussing the renovations the Alamo requires. Although most everyone agrees that the Alamo needs a makeover, what it teaches about history is controversial. The United States has taught a distorted history minimizing or ignoring the part that slavery had on the country’s economic prowess. In […]
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Where Are El Paso Leaders On The Big Lie?
If you tell a big lie enough times people will believe it. Such a lie has been dubbed the Big Lie over time. Hitler described the idea of the Big Lie in Mein Kampf but did not fully articulate it. However, the idea of the Big Lie was ascribed to Hitler by an American psychological […]
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El Paso Corruptor Still Trying To Game System From Prison
At sentencing, the judge labeled Chris Balsiger a “chameleon” for orchestrating such a vast fraud while plying El Paso charities with his philanthropy. The judge described Balsiger as “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Thomas “Chris” Balsiger, dubbed the Coupon King by the Wall Street Journal, was sentenced on March 6, 2017 to ten years in […]
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DescolonizARTE Youth Art Showcase & Mural Reveal in Chaparral, NM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Empowerment Congress of Dona Ana County Contact Bernice Barrientos, 575-312-7826 May 4, 2021 DescolonizARTE Youth Art Showcase & Mural Reveal in Chaparral, NM Chaparral, New Mexico: The Empowerment Congress announced today the completion of the spring 2021 DescolonizARTE workshops in art and social justice with colonia youth from Chaparral and Anthony, NM. […]
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County Attorney Declines Our Request Seeking Opinion From Texas Attorney General
On Friday, May 7, 2021, El Paso Politics received a letter from County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal denying our request that they seek an opinion from the Texas Attorney General’s office to determine whether the El Paso Children’s Hospital is subject to Texas’ open records laws. In the letter, the County Attorney cited the 2019 […]
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Deconstructing El Paso’s Identity Crisis
El Paso has a cultural identity crisis. It is Mexican and then it is not. Why this exists can be traced back to two realities. The first is that El Paso, unlike many other binational communities along the U.S.-México border, is a metroplex that is visible to each other. The international border that divides the […]
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County Attorney Responds To Our Children’s Open Records Intervention Request
As readers may remember, we asked the County Attorney – to intervene on behalf of the El Paso taxpayers – to ask the Texas Attorney General to determine whether the El Paso Children’s Hospital is subject to the Texas Public Information Act. As we previously reported, the El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing that as […]
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UMC Voluminous Personal Messages
The leaders of the University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital use taxpayer-funded equipment and services to send and receive “voluminous… personal messages unrelated to official business,” according to documents recently reviewed by El Paso Politics. Are El Paso’s taxpayers well-served when a taxing entity’s leadership spends time exchanging “personal messages”? […]
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Special Report: El Paso Children’s Hospital Argues It Is Not Accountable to El Paso
The El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing that it is not subject to the Texas Public Information Act. El Paso Children’s Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. As a nonprofit, it argues that it is not a “governmental body” subject to the Texas Public Information Act. However, we disagree. Here is why. The Attorney General Opinion […]
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Joe Lopez Keeps Latino Cultural Heritage Visible
By Ricardo Romo, PhD When Joe Lopez was growing up, the most popular Spanish language movie theaters located on the western edge of downtown, just west of the San Pedro Creek, featured the latest Mexican films and stars. These cultural architectural landmarks included the Zaragoza, El Nacional, and the Alameda theaters. The Alameda, with its […]