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 […]
Bob Moore And The 2022 Elections
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 […]
Vince Perez Was The Consultant Behind The Failed Canutillo Bond Election
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 […]
Remember That Arena Controversy?
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 […]
Brian Kennedy Future Elected Office Plans
A persistent rumor about whether Brian Kennedy will challenge Cissy Lizarraga for her seat at city council, District 8 led us to ask him to comment about the rumor. Kennedy has consistently […]
Claudia Ordaz Perez Texas Disclosures Contradicted By Affidavit
Texas officials, like Claudia Ordaz Perez, are required to file annual financial statements by law. The Personal Finance Statements detail the filer’s finances so that the public may become aware of any […]
El Paso CAD Responds To Our Request And Two Questions Remain Unanswered
As we reported yesterday, we submitted an open records request to the El Paso Central Appraisal District inquiring whether an affidavit had been filed by Claudia Ordaz-Perez for the 65 and older […]
Breaking News: Claudia Ordaz To Run Against Art Fierro Plus Tax Avoidance And Abandoned Office?
Update: The El Paso Central Appraisal District responded to our open records request on October 20, 2021. We have published the new information in this article. The Texas legislature has adopted new […]
The Downtown Sports Arenas And “Vision”
The ongoing controversies over the downtown sports arena and gentrification in El Paso is not new to El Paso’s politics. Economic development through “vision” strategies go back to at least 2000 when […]
The Smart Growth Philosophy And The Downtown Sports Arena
The idea of using Smart Growth in El Paso goes back to November 2002 when the Caballero administration dubbed their growth strategy as “Smart Growth”. The Caballero philosophy suggested that the role […]
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