Dear Media and Friends, I have received word that the largest tenement in Duranguito is being emptied of its remaining residents by the owner, Lynx Properties, Ltd, which is controlled…
Dear Friends and media, David Crowder of El Paso Inc published a report this past weekend on the County’s ongoing effort to create a National Register Historic District in our…
Dear Media and Friends, Assistant City Attorney Russell T. Abeln is legal counsel to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission. During yesterday’s City Council meeting, he made a presentation under agenda…
Dear Friends, Today’s City Council meeting starts at 3:30pm. Item 35 on the agenda calls for discussion and action on the City ordinance that purports to regulate National Register properties.…
Dear Media and Friends, Tomorrow our City Council is taking up the controversial ordinance which, according to some, stands in the way of establishing a National Register District in our…
Dear Media and Friends, This past Monday, the City’s Historic Landmark Commission, under agenda item 6, approved sweeping changes to the City’s Historic Preservation Code, (Chapter 20.20). These changes include…
Dear Media and Friends, Here is the latest news about the County’s effort to establish a National Register historic district in downtown El Paso that would confer generous federal and…
Dear Media and Friends, Here is the video from my discussion last night with Richard Dayoub and Saul Saenz about the proposed Downtown National Register Historic District. I was given…
Dear Media and Friends, There has been much talk about the potential economic impact of historic tax credits on National Register districts in Texas, much like the ones that the…
Dear Friends and Media: As I warned a few weeks ago, there is an effort underway by a local law firm, Kemp Smith LLC, to cancel the establishment of the…
