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The rising Hispanic political power players in the 1990’s created tensions between the Anglo and Hispanic communities. It is easy to dismiss the Anglo-Hispanic tensions as complaints by minorities 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. […]
This article was corrected on December 16, 2021 at 6:00am ET. The date of the donation to the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation was on November 20, 2020, not November 20, 2021 […]
Last updated on December 14, 2021 at 10:00am, ET. Note: This article was corrected on December 13, 2021 at 20:30 ET to update a change in the status for the candidate and […]
It is that time of year when we look to close out the year and make plans for the new year. For the last three weeks of the year, we will be […]
El Paso Politics has learned that Carl Robinson has secured a significant endorsement for the March 2022 primaries. There has been talk of Carl Robinson drawing several opponents for the primaries over […]
Welcome to our latest installment of the Political Gossip Corner. In today’s edition we examine three items making the rounds at the proverbial political water cooler. We also share some news about […]
In our initial Political Gossip Corner we shared with readers a rumor making the rounds among El Paso politicos that Vince Perez was the consultant behind the failed two Canutillo Independent School […]
Editor’s note: This article was updated to add the purchasing link for Oscar Martinez’ book on Amazon on December 4, 2021. In the book Who Rules El Paso? by the Community First […]
Although readers may be tempted to believe that pitting El Paso businessmen’s economic interests against preservation and rising taxes to build sports arenas is a modern problem, the fact is that El […]
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