THE COUNTY AND ITS POKER CHIPS
Two evenings ago, our Chief Instigator exited his bunker to attend a meeting hosted by El Paso County at Franklin High School intended to promote their scheme to issue $500…
EL PASO WAGES RANK 354TH OF THE 360 LARGEST AMERICAN COUNTIES
Yesterday Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times published new information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that El Paso County has the 7th lowest average wage of…
INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY FLORES, CANDIDATE FOR EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF
We proudly endorse Bobby Flores for El Paso County Sheriff. He served as a law enforcement officer for more than 33 years: as a detention officer, patrolman, SWAT commander, and…
EL PASO COUNTY TO CUT BUDGET OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2-3%
The District Attorney’s Office has a current budget of $31,266,628, of which $23,199,953 is from the General Fund, $6,914,223 from grants, and $1,012,452 from the asset forfeiture account (though somehow…
INTERVIEW WITH BILL HICKS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Bill Hicks has more than 26 years of experience in the legal profession, including as Assistant District Attorney under Jaime Esparza from 1998 to 2010 and as State District Court…
THREE CHOICES FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1
While our City leadership is committed to restraining spending and holding the line on taxes, the County Commissioners Court has gone completely off the rails, approving the highest tax rate…
JAIME ABEYTIA SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN OF JACKIE ARROYO BUTLER
We just received confirmation, via the attached photo, that political operative Jaime Abeytia is supporting the campaign of Jackie “Arroyo” Butler for County Precinct 1. Abeytia was well known in…
INTERVIEW WITH TED HOUGHTON, FORMER TEXAS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, NOW CHAIR OF EL PASO MOBILITY COMMISSION
Ted Houghton is the principal of Houghton Financial Partners, Chair of the El Paso Mobility Commission, and Vice-Chair of the Medical Center of the Americas. In previous years, he served…
INTERVIEW WITH RYAN WOODCRAFT, CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1
We are frustrated with the failure of our local media and nonprofits to vet political candidates and ask them relevant questions, so we have decided to produce our own interviews…