Chente Quintanilla: "I am not a bilingual education supporter"
The Texans for Education Reform have come out in full support for former State Rep Chente Quintanilla to get his seat back against State Rep Mary Gonzalez.The TER PAC has a new spot that has already...
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Campaign Photo of the Day
Ben Mendoza is my favorite political character in town.Enough said.
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City Document: Ordaz Ethics Complain Dismissed
Local Republican Extremist Barbara Carrasco"...I am dismissing this complaint in accordance with Section 2.920.80(G)(3) of the El Paso City Code. The complaint, if true as alleged, would not as a...
View ArticleEl Paso Times Endorsements
You know I've been busy covering election stuff lately and haven't really had a chance to talk about city stuff.I'll get to it soon enough, trust me.But before I do, I wanted to talk about the El Paso...
View ArticleVideo: SBOE Candidates
The State Board of Education is an important race that no one really cares about.But they should because stuff gets cray-cray on that board.We recently elected someone who didn't even want the job to...
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Oh Noe He Didn't...the Dr. Noe Ordinance
This is a long post, but stick around. I assure you its worth it. I drop some knowledge on this one. And some feelings are going to get hurt. Walk with me...The cell phone ordinance should hereon be...
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Guns & Condoms; Chente Sounds Republican Now
My comments on the race for HD 75 has caused quite a stir in my backyard. The Valley War currently being waged has people on both sides pretty upset with my critiques of their respective horses.Mary...
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Zas! A Little Much?
Well Freeway Carpets has never been accused of pulling punches.A bit much? (Before you people lose your mind, don't kill the messenger on this one, blame Freeway Carpets, not me.)
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WTF: Romero Still Collecting a Check & Guess Who Supports It?
Make sure you're sitting down for this one because you aren't going to believe it.And I should warn you in advance, its going to really piss you off. City Representative Larry Romero, who has now...
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Hey Precinct Chair Candidates...
Hey precinct chair candidates, if you make signs, they still have to comply with the law. If trust and honesty are 2/3 of your slogan, you might want to make extra sure you're compliant.If you're...
View ArticleFighting in Fabens
Over the years I've explained to you all how unique campaigning is in the valley. Fabens is always interesting because its probably the worst place to poll watch in the county.If it gets windy you are...
View ArticleThe Hillary Bust?
Awhile back in the local Democratic Party scene there was all the buzz when the various establishment groups were all getting behind Hillary Clinton and getting on that bandwagon there was talk about...
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Happy & Sad Notes
Here's some quick notes from the political scene that I haven't gotten around to talking about because of campaign stuff but are really important for El Paso.The Black El Paso Democrats made a little...
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Noe & Acosta Sharing Staff at City Hall
I briefly mentioned the fact that at least two members of council basically share the same staffer, Dora Oaxaca.If you recall I wrote about how she had explained that she was working for Rep Acosta but...
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Well Played Tocayo, Well Played...
District Attorney Jaime Esparza has been getting a lot of criticism on the campaign trail about not having a leading role in the public corruption cases that plagued El Paso for many years.In fairness...
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What a DA Investigation Means for El Paso
Its strange that such an important - and overtly political - development such as the DA investigating the dealings at city came out on a Friday. But its a big story.More importantly its a big deal and...
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Rocha's D'oh
I'll post some more serious stuff later but right now I thought I'd post this fun little piece and about the D'oh bug having run its course through the all the candidates for Tax Assessor Collector....
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The Cell Phone Box...
Well here is the consequence of city council's ridiculous vote. Let's see how long this lasts.This is the box that all members of council have to put their phones in.Poor Richarda has to walk around...
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Endorsement Battle
So let's see who carries more weight with voters.The Congressman and the Senator or the State Rep and the Mayor.Early voting numbers will be released after 7pm. If anyone is up more than 10% points...
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Detention Officers Put the D.O. In D'oh!
Yesterday was Texas Independence Day.And some genius at the County Jail did this. Flying the Texas flag upside down on any day is a major faux pax in the Lone Star State. But doing it on Texas...
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