DOWNTOWN BUILDING SUFFERS CATASTROPHIC FIRE DAMAGE, NEIGHBORING BUILDING DAMAGED
Dear Media, I can now confirm that the wooden roof and floors of 324 S. El Paso St. have collapsed but the load-bearing brick walls are standing to their full…
DOWNTOWN FIRE THREATENS TWO HISTORIC BUILDINGS
The building currently on fire at 324 S. El Paso St. was completed in 1885 and was originally a furniture store at ground level and residential apartments above. It was…
EL PASO APARTMENT RENTAL RATES ROSE 24% SINCE JANUARY 2021
Many El Pasoans do not understand that increasing our property tax burden causes an increase in rental rates for apartment units because property owners pass along their rising business cost…
LIBERTARIAN ENDORSEMENTS FOR CITY OFFICE
We live in a city that owes $2,134,552,267 in principal and interest on 10 certificates of obligation and 16 general obligation bonds, not including the $96,000,000 CO authorized on August…
DURANGUITO RENTERS FACE UP TO 41% HIKE IN RENT
The historic Duranguito tenement at 332 Leon Street is one of the many residential complexes built in the wake of the Mexican Revolution to house El Pasoans working in local…
ABC-7 XTRA: LIBERTARIAN PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS CITY SPENDING
Last night Stephanie Valle and Erik Elken of KVIA hosted CFO Robert Cortinas and Project Manager Yvette Hernandez of the City of El Paso on ABC-7 XTRA to discuss the…
EL PASO LONE STAR EMMY AWARDS 2022: SIX LOCAL NOMINATIONS
I have always been interested in how news is reported in El Paso, especially television news. There are broadcast journalists and anchors who earn awards and recognition for serious investigative…
PRESERVATION TEXAS OF AUSTIN HOLDING BOARD MEETING IN EL PASO THIS WEEKEND
I am pleased to announce that the Executive Director and Board of Preservation Texas is arriving in El Paso today and that we will be holding our Board meeting over…
REP. CISSY LIZARRAGA OF DISTRICT 8 TO APPOINT MARKETING EXECUTIVE TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION!
Under agenda item 10 for Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Rep. Lizarraga is hoping to appoint Steffen Poessiger to the Historic Landmark Commission. Chapter 2.24.010 of the Code of Ordinances…
CARLOS SANCHEZ OF TELEMUNDO 48: SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SEGUNDO BARRIO
Carlos Sanchez of Telemundo 48 authored an amazing report on the culture of the Segundo Barrio. He and Osvaldo Velez of the organization “Conscious Barrio” toured the neighborhood on bicycle…