In the 1990’s when El Paso’s Hispanics were beginning to assert political power in the city, several Latinos emerged as power players. One of them was Alicia Chacon. The other four Latino […]
The “Vicious Lies” of Ray Mancera
Martin Paredes
An immigrant observing and commenting on border issues, public corruption and immigration from a perspective seldom heard on national debates.
Segundo Barrio: Decades Of Gentrification
To understand the battles to protect Segundo Barrio and Duranguito from eradication to make way for the proposed multipurpose arena, it is important that readers understand the history of the decades of […]
Update: Vince Perez Paid $45K By Canutillo For Failed Bond Election
As El Paso Politics previously reported, Vince Perez was hired by the Canutillo School District to run the two failed bond election measures in 2020. As we reported, Vince Perez was paid […]
Bob Moore And The 2022 Elections
Last year El Paso Politics published several articles about the rise of El Paso Hispanic’s political engagement in the 1990’s and the creation of a leadership group designed to empower Latinos more […]
Opinion: Ethics In El Paso Journalism
As a frequent writer about the political scene in El Paso I have observed two issues that, in my opinion, are serious ethical lapses in journalistic integrity in El Paso’s news media. […]
Update: Court Rejects Art Fierro’s Request To Remove Claudia Ordaz Perez From Ballot
As we reported on Thursday, Art Fierro filed a lawsuit with the Texas 8th Court of Appeals asking the court to force the Democratic Party Chair, Dora Oaxaca, to remove Claudia Ordaz […]
What The Twenty-Year Battle For The Plaza Theater Teaches Us About The Downtown Arena
As we discussed in our previous article, public policy in El Paso is driven by a small group of individuals who use wealth to control the city’s politics. In recent years, Paul […]
Breaking News: Art Fierro Asks Court To Remove Claudia Ordaz Perez From Ballot
El Paso Politics learned today that Art Fierro filed suit on December 30 with the Texas Court of Appeals of the Eighth District of Texas asking that the court intervene and remove […]
The Hispanic Sports Arena: The Catalyst To Duranguito Controversy
Readers may be surprised to learn that there was another sports arena, before the current one, that was proposed for El Paso. Unlike the one in 1938 and the current one, the […]
The Corruption Of Ramiro Guzman And Hispanic Political Power In El Paso
As readers explored in the case of the Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI), it is not that El Paso Hispanics are not engaged enough to wield their population numbers to assert control over […]
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