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…
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…
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…
MAJOR NATIONAL TELEVISION NEWS NETWORK TO HIGHLIGHT DURANGUITO CONTROVERSY
Dear Media and Friends, As I reported in July, the Hispanic Access Foundation listed Duranguito as one of seven sites that deserve protection because of its cultural and historical significance…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
Dear Friends, The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Childrens Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will…
REPS. HERNANDEZ AND LIZARRAGA “REMAIN COMMITTED” TO DELIVERING AN “ARENA”
Dear Friends, This past Friday, the El Paso Times published a guest column by Reps. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 and Cissy Lizarraga of District 8 in which the two…
OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: REINFORCE THE DAMAGED DURANGUITO BUILDINGS
Mayor and City Council Representatives City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives: Four years ago today, on September 12, 2017,…
OPEN LETTER TO POLICE CHIEF ALLEN: WHY CONDUCT RIOT TRAINING IN DURANGUITO?
Greg Allen, Chief of Police City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Chief Allen, Yesterday, starting at around 6:30pm, more than two dozen police were…