HISTORIC FABENS HIGH SCHOOL BURNS, DEMOLITION IMMINENT
Fellow El Pasoans, Fabens High School, designed by Henry C. Trost in 1925, burned overnight and its remains will be demolished tomorrow. Until recently there were 9 Trost-designed buildings in…
CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ IS NOW FOR “HONORING OUR HISTORY”
City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, who was reprimanded July 24 for stealing City gasoline and robbing the taxpayers, just published a guest column in the El Paso Times touting $8.4 million…
CITY VOTES TO REMOVE FINAL OBSTACLE TO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN
Today, for the reading of ordinances, our City Council voted unanimously for item 32 on the agenda, deleting Section 20.20.080.A.1 of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance, which purported to regulate…
CITY TO REVISE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, REMOVING FINAL OBSTACLE TO ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO
Item 32 of the City Council Agenda for October 24 deletes Section 20.20.080.A.1 of the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance, which purports to regulate properties that are on the National Register…
PRESERVATION TEXAS OPENING WEST TEXAS OFFICE IN JANUARY, SEEKING PROGRAM OFFICER
I am pleased to announce that Preservation Texas, the only member-supported statewide historic preservation organization in Texas, is opening a regional West Texas office in El Paso in January 2024.…
EL PASO TIMES: “DOWNTOWN EL PASO HISTORIC DISTRICT IS NOT DEAD, BUT RATHER IN LIMBO”
Dear Friends and Media, Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times is reporting that “the proposed Downtown Historic District is not dead, but rather in limbo. The National Park Service…
SACRED HEART CHURCH FEATURED ON CNN, CBS, MSNBC AND CATHOLIC FAITH NETWORK
Ever since its establishment in 1893, Sacred Heart Church has been a haven for migrants, who go there for food, shelter, and to pray. The Jesuits who administer the church…
PRESERVATION TEXAS ADDS EL PASO COUNTY COLISEUM TO ENDANGERED LIST
Preservation Texas announced last week that the El Paso County Coliseum has been added to its 2023 List of Texas’s Most Endangered Places. Former State Sen. Jose Rodriguez and Dr.…
PRESERVATION TEXAS ON THE EL PASO HISTORY RADIO SHOW, APRIL 1 AT 10:05am
Former State Sen. Jose Rodriguez and I represent West Texas on the Board of Directors of Preservation Texas, a nonprofit based in San Marcos, Texas. Tomorrow, April 1 at 10:05am…
SACRED HEART CHURCH RESTORATION FEATURED ON KTEP
Dear Friends, I am sharing with you my interview with KTEP on our project to restore Sacred Heart Church: https://www.ktep.org/show/state-of-the-arts/2023-03-25/sacred-heart-church-restoration Please feel free to donate to our effort! Buen domingo,…