THE “ARENA” CRISIS IS FIVE YEARS OLD TODAY
Happy anniversary! Today marks five years since October 13, 2016, when the City of El Paso announced that it would destroy Duranguito for a Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility.…
VIDEO: LESTER HOLT OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ON DURANGUITO CRISIS
Dear Media and Friends, Here is the video: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-fight-to-save-historic-latino-neighborhood-in-texas-123387973540 The City of El Paso should be ashamed of itself for attempting to destroy a Hispanic heritage site of national significance.…
LESTER HOLT OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS TO FOCUS ON DURANGUITO CRISIS TODAY AT 5:30PM ON CHANNEL 9
Dear Media and Friends, Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News will report on the Duranguito crisis this evening at 5:30pm on Channel 9. Holt sent a team of four to…
THE GREAT EL PASO EXODUS
Dear Friends, As I indicated below, the 2020 US Census shows that the population of Texas increased 15.9% between 2010 and 2020, while the population of the City of El…
TELEMUNDO: 93-YEAR-OLD DURANGUITO RESIDENT FIGHTS TO SAVE HER NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE CITY OF EL PASO
Dear Friends and Media, Toñita Morales, who is 93 years old, is the last remaining resident of her Duranguito tenement. She has been fighting for five years against the City…
EL PASO TIMES: 18 QOL BOND PROJECTS ARE $58 MILLION OVER BUDGET
Dear Friends, Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published a long and interesting report on Texas’ regressive tax system, which disproportionately impacts low-income residents of our state.…
CITY’S $413M PUBLIC SAFETY BOND HAS NO CITIZEN OVERSIGHT!
Dear Friends and Media, Unlike the 2012 Quality of Life Bond ($473,250,000) and the 2019 Ysleta School Bond ($425,000,000), the 2019 Public Safety Bond ($413,000,000) has no bond overview advisory…
NEW CITY FIRE STATION TO COST $1,180 PER SQUARE FOOT!
Dear Friends and Media, On November 5, 2019 El Pasoans voted to issue $413,122,650 in general obligation bonds for public safety projects. The breakdown of how the funds would be…
LATINO HERITAGE SCHOLARS PUBLISH GUEST COLUMN IN EL PASO TIMES SUPPORTING PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO
Dear Friends, As I reported below in July, the Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation (a group with international reach), listed Duranguito as one of seven…
RENT FOR TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS UP 17% SINCE LAST YEAR!
Dear Friends, In the current issue of El Paso Inc, Reyes Mata shows that rent for a two-bedroom apartment in El Paso increased 16.9% for the 12 months ending in…