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The Abraham Chavez Controversy: The Bankers Feared “An Explosion In The Community”

As we previously explored, El Paso’s leadership has been driven by wealth. After the railroad barons, it was the bankers on through Jonathan Rogers that set the policy agenda for the city. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that El Paso’s Hispanic community began to assert itself politically. But it was the controversy over Maestro Abraham […]