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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to this edition of the Thanksgiving 2021 political gossip column. Before we get into the gossip, the El Paso Politics would like to wish our readers a wonderful Thanksgiving with family […]
Many readers may be aware of the Paso Del Norte Group’s (PDNG) downtown redevelopment plans and its attempt to gentrify the Segundo Barrio neighborhood. What readers may not know is that the […]
In 2011, Plan El Paso was awarded the Smart Growth award as a model for making cities more compact. Smart growth has being dubbed as the future of America’s urban cities. However, […]
Reminder: the words in blue are links to articles with detailed information. In January 1998 Texas and 45 other state attorney generals settled a lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The tobacco companies […]
As a reminder: the words in blue are links to articles that provide more context to the topic. The upcoming 2022 elections are not only very important to the nation and to […]
Editor’s note: as a reminder, phrases in blue are links to supporting articles. Click on them for more detail. In a previous article we laid out how philanthropy is used by the […]
It is a constant rumor in El Paso that if a candidate aspires for a county-wide office they must run on the Democratic Party ticket. Running as a Republican is difficult with […]
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