37 LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR $5M FEDERAL GRANT FOR DECK PLAZA, ALL ADDRESSED TO ESCOBAR
Thanks to a public information request filed by our friend Sam Armijo, we have a copy of the City of El Paso’s application for a $5,000,000 grant from the FY26…
HEAD OF TEACHERS UNION BLASTS HANANY FOR PLAN TO FIRE EPISD SUPER
Ross Moore, President of the El Paso Federation of Teachers, has strong words for Trustee Leah Hanany, who is spearheading an effort to fire EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra on Tuesday.…
BREAKING NEWS: LEAH HANANY, PRESIDENT OF EPISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MOVING TO FIRE SUPERINTENDENT SAYAVEDRA
Daniel Call, a member of the Board of Trustees told us on the record that there will be a special EPISD Board Meeting this coming Tuesday at 5:30pm that will…
EPISD TRUSTEE DANIEL CALL TO EL PASO TIMES: REOPENING EL PASO’S LAMAR ELEMENTARY IS “SHADY BACKROOM FAVORITISM”
Daniel Call, Guest columnist, El Paso Times, 5/22/2025: “Our recent school board meeting was nothing short of surreal. In the middle of a projected $31 million shortfall for next budget…
EPISD TRUSTEE DANIEL CALL: “FINANCIALLY, WE’RE ON THE TITANIC AND IT’S SINKING”
Yesterday the EPISD Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to reopen Lamar Elementary, which will cost more than $12.5 million to repair and upgrade and approximately $3.2 million per year to…
EPISD BOARD POISED TO REVERSE CLOSURE OF LAMAR ELEMENTARY
In the May 3 election, progressive candidates swept all four races for the EPISD Board of Trustees. Voter turnout was a miserable 2.94% and in every case the outcomes were…
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT GOES TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE
On January 30, 2023, the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 under item 8 to issue certificates of obligation in the amount of $59 million for “essential public infrastructure projects.” Only…
RENARD “I WILL LOWER YOUR TAXES” JOHNSON
This past Thursday, KVIA ABC-7 aired its “exclusive ride” with Mayor Renard Johnson, who told Paul Cicala, “What I will do as Mayor is I will lean on my relationships…
LIBRE INITIATIVE DIRECTOR EXCORIATES EL PASO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT
Enrique Romero is the local Director of The Libre Initiative, a fiscally conservative non-profit “dedicated to empowering the Hispanic community.” Today he published a scathing opinion essay highlighting the addiction…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 5-3 TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Numerous El Pasoans were alarmed by the City’s plan to reform Public Comment, which would have been moved from the individual agenda items to a designated period starting at 10:00am,…