El Paso Politics

The Paso Del Norte Tejano Democrats met the other night and there were a couple of important changes that were proposed that will likely end up becoming cannon for all the El Paso County Democratic Party Auxiliary clubs. The plan is meant to limit fake Democrats' ability to win the endorsement of Democratic Party Auxiliary clubs by focusing on candidates' voting record. This is essentially the Dori Rule. When running for congress a couple of years ago, Dori Fenenbock was endorsed by a couple of Democratic Party Auxiliary clubs over Congresswoman Veronica Escobar. That isn't normally a big deal because clubs each establish their own rules for how a candidate is endorsed and the endorsement is generally made by a vote of membership. But it was a big deal for Tejano Democrats because two important factors codified in their charter are the promotion of Democratic Party candidates, and electing qualified Latino candidates. Many in the Tejano Democrats were embarrassed that a whi...

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. Today the Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees is going to meet to discuss what, if any, action they will take following an incident in which two area Superintendents were involved in a physical altercation, Dr. De La Torre and SISD's Dr. Espinoza. YISD's Board of Trustees is likely to take action that will be some form of punishment. SISD's Board of Trustees not only didn't take any action against Dr. Espinoza, but they actually REWARDED him with a contract extension. SISD's Board of Trustees and Dr. Espinoza should be ashamed of themselves and quite frankly, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. The El Paso Times wrote an editorial completely bashing the YISD Board of Trustees and said they were involved in covering up the incident. I can't believe that any rational person who has seen all the facts would believe that YISD was involved in a cover-up. Oh, don't get me wrong. I ABSOLU...

Courtesy: EP County Sheriff's Office via KVIA I love posts like this because they have all the stuff that make El Paso politics fun...threats, denials, finance reports, screenshots (my particular weapon of choice), public records, and news articles. And what fun would be an El Paso race without at least one candidate having an arrest record? Get used to the idea of a guy who was arrested for "deadly conduct" and discharging a firearm within city limits (both multiple times) running for District Attorney. Told ya it was gonna be fun! Strap in, lets dig into this one... There are two ways to view this - either Yvonne Rosales tried one of the oldest dirty tricks in politics, or her own supporters are turning on her and running against her. This post is a few days coming because well, when people threaten me I like to make them sweat it. I wrote a previous blog and had a throw-away line in it about a candidate being put up for DA that was really a patsy for another candidate....

Well I've done some digging and with a little help from a source, I can update you on some of the GOP figures that are, or considering, a run for the GOP nomination to get wiped out by Congresswoman Escobar in November 2020. Irene Armendariz-Jackson is considering a bid for the congressional seat. She worked a bit to help out Rick Seeberger in his last bid for the congressional seat. As you know, Seeberger had a range of financial issues that made him a very controversial pick for the GOP. He famously pulled a Norma Chavez and alleged that there was massive voter fraud that led to his defeat. Completely unsubstantiated, much like Norma Chavez's claims. Blanca Trout is a Republican who is also a school board member on the Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees. She, I'm not exactly sure why, thinks she can beat Escobar in a general election. Again, I don't have the slightest clue what led her to the conclusion, but she is also considering a bid. The El Paso GOP is supposedly ge...

"Its not fair that you're getting all the bad rap, or the bad press..." Those are the words of SISD Trustee David Morales to YISD Superintendent Xavier De La Torre regarding the now-famous Whataburger incident in San Antonio, Texas in a recording that is now pretty much all over the internet. SISD Trustee David Morales also says that the version of the story that SISD Superintendent Dr. Espinoza and the other SISD Trustees have been saying is a "fabrication". SISD Superintendent Dr. Jose Espinoza has been sticking to his guns about a story that seems to be coming apart at the seams as more information comes to light. I took the time to break down and sift through the recording to layout the most troublesome part of this account of what transpired. SOURCE: Their own words. Before I do that, here's a quick run-down of what happened - according to the police report. The police report says what Espinoza says happened - that De La Torre saw Espinoza, made a remar...

Well you're going to hear a lot of chatter about things that may or may not pan out over the next few months in terms of candidates, so expect a few of these types of posts. Former Judge Gonzalo Garcia is rumored to be thinking about running for District Attorney. That is actually an old rumor that resurfaced once State Rep Joe Moody made it clear on Thursday that he is running for reelection rather than running for DA. A union friend of mine had jury duty near the end of Gonzalez Garcia's last term on the bench. Judge Garcia is affectionately known as "GG". She called me after the jury selection was over because she couldn't believe what she'd heard GG say. She indicated that he flat out told all the jury pool that he was ending his time on the bench but that you'd see his name on a ballot again soon. I think I wrote about that a while back but its interesting because if you recall, the alleged plan was that GG was going to run for another judicial seat b...

Did you ever see the movie 8 Mile with Eminem? At the end he has a rap battle with a guy who eventually went on to be an Avenger. In the rap battle Eminem pretty much exposes the vato for being a fraud. The guy's real name was Clarence, he went to private school, and he came from a stable home with both parents who had a "real good marriage". Essentially he showed that the guy was a big phony. So is "Conservative Anthony". I guess it would only be appropriate for me to start off this part the way Eminem did..."I know something about you..." Conservative Anthony is a made-up character. His real name is Pedro Aguero and he's been convicted of multiple felonies. He goes by the new moniker presumably to hide from his past of drugs, alcohol, and violence against women. The last time I called him out on his record, he tried to explain it away by acknowledging making "a mistake" but its his past and he's moved on. Back then I was specificall...