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Aug 16
For years now the mantra has been that if we only had a viable downtown all of El Paso’s problems would magically just go away. Forget the inconvenient truth that the educational system in El Paso, as evidenced by the continued failure of the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), is nothing more than a …
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Oct 09
Author: Theresa Caballero On October 7, 2002, El Paso Commissioners Court held its weekly meeting. One of the items slated for action was consideration of how the county would dispense with some of our tax dollars. Naturally there were several groups and individuals present asking for funds for their particular projects. One of these groups …
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Oct 16
Author: Theresa Caballero As established in the previous article, EPISO is an arm of the Catholic Church which has entered the fray of public policy and the fight for public monies. EPISO (driven by the Catholic Church) has become a political action group shrouded under the mantel of “men and women of the cloth.” In …
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Dec 23
By Robert Ruiz, El Paso Metro The El Paso Fights Back Coalition was torn apart Saturday morning by the announcement, through the El Paso Times, by Bobby Fonseca that he was considering not turning in the petition. “I am not depressed…angry…simply disappointed, “ he told the Times reporter Laura Cruz. The anti-tax coalition organized an …
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Nov 11
El Paso Metro It was announced on Thursday that various groups opposed to the 11.8% tax hike proposed by Mayor Ray Caballero have come together under the banner of El Paso Fights Back Coalition. A recent El Paso Times/KVIA Poll indicated that two-thirds of El Paso’s registered voters oppose the tax increase. The poll had …
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Nov 06
Welcome to El Paso Metro’s week in review. This section is updated every Tuesday night. City Council Review Bicycle Paths – Requested greater evaluation of bicycle paths impact on major thoroughfares. Contracts – Found Jar Concrete to be lowest responsible and responsive bidder for Del Norte project in District #2. Silverton Construction lost the contract. …
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Oct 09
El Paso Metro City Council Meeting Highlights Banks – Agreed to require banks to provide Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reports to the city regarding lending practices and service activities. County Buses – City entered into agreement with County to provide new bus service to Socorro, Clint and San Elizario. Depending on ridership, additional routes may …
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Mar 05
Taxpayers Funding Political Agendas: Veronica Escobar, A Case Study
Opinion
by Martín Paredes
March 5, 2013
A public policy agenda has been in the works in El Paso since at least 1998, if not before. The case Study of Veronica Escobar’s entrance into the political scene demonstrates this. There are two ways to make public policy. The first, the one envisioned by the democratic process, requires building and cultivating political alliances …
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