Much of the controversies in El Paso’s public policy agenda can be traced back the notion that El Paso has a “vision” for greatness. The Chihuahua’s ballpark was to be the catalyst […]
Visions Of A Central Park For El Paso
The Last Time Gentrification Was Stopped By The Viejitos – Medina’s Terrorists
Today, many in El Paso know and sometimes discuss the ongoing friction between public policy agendas for economic development and protecting neighborhoods. The narratives include Segundo Barrio, The Glass Beach Study, Duranguito […]
The TIF District Primer For Gentrification
The Border Health Institute’s (BHI) vision, as proposed by then-mayor Ray Caballero and publicly propelled by Eliot Shapleigh, required land to implement it. The land that surrounded the proposed BHI medical campus […]
Gentrification: The Border Health Institute
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 […]
Opinion: The 2022 Elections Are About The Downtown Sports Arena
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 […]
The Politics of Water And Woody Hunt
Author’s note: This article is necessarily long because breaking it up into smaller components loses the context that is important to it. We are providing a brief summary below for those who […]
Philanthropy: The Case of The Community Scholars
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 […]
Project Arriba – How Tax Dollars Are Used For The Wealthy’s Public Policy
During the October 7, 2002, El Paso Commissioners Court meeting, a group, generally known by many in El Paso as EPISO, was present asking commissioners for $350,000 in tax dollars. Its representatives […]
Displacing Latinos Through Economic Manipulation Of Public Policy
As we explored in our previous article, philanthropy is used to manage the public policy agenda. Individuals who donate to non-profits tend to be wealthy and White. Their donations are often used […]
Who Speaks For El Paso, The Economic Voices
Editor’s note: it has come to our attention that readers may not realize that we link to relevant and supporting articles to provide better context. When you see a word or section […]
What Other’s Are Saying