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,…
CHURCHMAN CREATING 24 APARTMENTS IN DURANGUITO, GUAJARDO RENOVATING ANOTHER BUILDING
The map below shows the former “Arena Footprint” (in red) and the former “Arena Master Plan Area” (in yellow). Mike Churchman, who resides in Equador, is busy renovating the historic…
WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE HISTORIC BUILDING AT 324 S. EL PASO STREET?
There has been much confusion over what caused the fire that destroyed the historic building at 324 S. El Paso Street. Erected in 1885, it was owned by Chun Mei…
EL PASO COUNTY AWARDS $300,000 TO PRESERVATION TEXAS FOR REGIONAL OFFICE IN EL PASO, TROST SOCIETY TO DISSOLVE
Dear Media, Former State Sen. Jose Rodriguez and I serve on the Board of Directors of Preservation Texas, based in San Marcos. We are pleased to announce that on Monday…
1885 COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN BUILDING DEMOLISHED
The historic building at 324 S. El Paso St. burned on December 12 and demolition was completed about one week ago. It was erected in 1885, when El Paso had…
EL PASO MATTERS PERSISTS IN ATTACKING BRIAN KENNEDY
Bob Moore is the President and CEO of El Paso Matters, which began publishing in February 2020. He has recruited top journalistic talent, including reporters who had previously worked at…
LAWSUIT: FOUR EL PASO DEVELOPERS VS. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Dear Friends and Media, I have attached to this email the lawsuit that was filed in Travis County by four developers who are suing the Texas Historical Commission to “postpone”…
THC MEETING SET FOR 8:00AM THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONER STOUT SENDS POWERFUL LETTER
Dear Friends and Media: This morning the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission will decide whether to approve El Paso County’s application to establish a national historic…