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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
UTEP Presidents, Latinos/as, and Colonialism
By: Oscar J. Martinez, PhD., A guest editorial Editor’s Note: Oscar J. Martínez is a retired professor who taught at UTEP and the University of Arizona. He has published numerous books on […]
The El Paso Political Power Rise of Paul L Foster And Alejandra de la Vega, Part 2
On September 23, 2020, El Paso Politics introduced readers to Paul L. Foster and how he rose to power in El Paso. As readers may remember, El Paso Politics is exploring the […]
The Strange Story of Richard Nagell, John F. Kennedy and the State National Bank of El Paso
“Bank robber, ‘Manchurian Candidate’ linked to JFK assassination probe” read the headline. The Los Angeles Free Press article describes how “a rangy man with a vertical scar on his forehead strode into […]
Cissy Lizarraga And Campaign Financing in El Paso
The current city representative for District 8, Cecilia “Cissy” Lizarraga, is having a fundraiser and reception on April 28. Lizarraga’s term ends on January 3, 2023. According to the latest financial reports […]
Why You Should Be Worried About The Facebook Leak
A few days ago, the personal information of 533 million Facebook users was made freely available on the Internet. The Facebook data breach is from an August 2019 incident where hackers were […]
The Nazis in El Paso: Why White Supremacy Is Engrained in El Paso
“The message of El Paso, historic and present, is this: In America constructed by some as ‘great,’ if you are a white man there is almost nothing – whether it’s inventing weapons […]
What Other’s Are Saying