Because of the railroad expansion across the nation, in 1881 El Paso grew from a small town – a stop along the way to the west – into a regional transportation hub. […]
The First Undocumented Immigrants Built El Paso
Martin Paredes
I am a Mexican immigrant living in the United States on a mission to change the faulty narrative about my country and Mexican immigrants.
The Progressive Battle for Mayor
El Paso progressives are battling among themselves for the mayoral race. On one corner you have Verónica Carbajal and on the other you have Carlos Gallinar. Carbajal and Gallinar are two of […]
Was The Need for Money The Cause of Death Of Child At Children’s Hospital?
The financial model for the El Paso Children’s Hospital was built around the March 2007 Kurt Salmon Study, commissioned by Thomason Hospital. Thomason is now known as the University Medical Center (UMC). […]
El Paso Taxpayers Losing Money on Golf Courses
El Paso taxpayers have been paying for golf courses for decades under the guise of creating quality of life venues and as hoped-for economic drivers for the city. Every one of the […]
EPISD Raises Taxes And Board Member Says Expect Larger Bond In Two Years While Classroom Equipment Is Left Exposed To Elements
In July the El Paso Independent School District proposed adding a $242 million bond election to the November ballot. The administration wanted the proposed bond monies for refrigerated air conditioners, improving sports […]
The State of El Paso Rental Housing
On June 28, 2020, the eviction moratorium ended in El Paso. The CARES Act, which put an eviction moratorium on federally backed rental units, also ended. It ended on July 25, 2020. […]
The Carlos Gallinar Problem
Carlos Gallinar, who is running for mayor in the upcoming elections, wrote an opinion piece on Bob Moore’s El Paso Matters a few days ago. In his piece, Gallinar argues that although […]
Kidnappings And The El Paso Lie
As the El Paso Politics reported, the City of El Paso consistently misreports the number of murders in the city to continue the El Paso lie of the safest city in the […]
El Paso Children’s Hospital Sued For Death of Three-Year Old
Today, David Saucedo II and his wife, Mariana filed a lawsuit against the El Paso Children’s Hospital and doctors, Roberto Canales and Rodolfo Fierro-Stevens for “grossly negligent care provided by EPCH, EPCH’s […]
The El Paso Safe City Lie
El Paso government officials for years have argued that El Paso is one of the safest cities in America, notwithstanding years of drug violence in its sister city, Cd. Juárez. El Paso […]
What Other’s Are Saying