El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
On Feb. 4, the El Paso City Council voted 4-2, with one abstention, to grant the use of city rights of way – a franchise – to Sun Jupiter, one of a dizzying array of companies connected to …
February, 2020
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10 February
Hurd on the Hill: New Funds Provide Bright Outlook for Our Texas Border Communities
Over a quarter century ago, NAFTA was signed in my hometown of San Antonio and one of the key provisions was establishing the North American Development Bank (NADBank). NADBank’s mission was to push environmental policy …
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3 February
Op-Ed: Importance of Latino Owned Businesses in 2020 Election Discussion
As the preeminent resource for small, minority, women, and veteran owned businesses in the Paso del Norte region, we at El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are encouraged by the elevation of the discussion regarding the …
January, 2020
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31 January
Statement: Bishop of El Paso on expansion of Remain in Mexico to include Brazilians
A year of Remain in Mexico has damaged enough human lives, hurt enough families and chipped away far too much at our country’s commitment to life, dignity and the protections that should be afforded to …
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29 January
Op-Ed: What is Important?
A few years back, graphing calculators were introduced almost universally to math classes across the US in secondary grades. “Well, teachers, said back then to their students, “Don’t get too attached, You won’t have a …
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24 January
Op-Ed: How Dual Credit Courses could save millions of dollars for School Districts
A big trend in high school public education is the “Dual Credit” course. This type of course provides students a parallel avenue to take college courses while at the same time getting high school credit. …
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20 January
Analysis: Voters elect Texas’ judges. The state might take that power — but it’s risky.
There are any number of ways to pick good judges, bad judges and those not-quite-rare-enough WTF judges, and none of those selection methods is foolproof. Texas elects judges, relying on voters to sort through pages …
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16 January
Borderplex Alliance CEO issues statement on USMCA Ratification
On Thursday Jon Barela, CEO of The Borderplex Alliance, released the following statement regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), passing the U.S. Senate. “For more than three years, The Borderplex Alliance has engaged in vigorous …
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14 January
Op-Ed: Hurd on the Hill – Iran is not a victim
Over the past week, you may have seen news coverage of the death of Qassem Soleimani and escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The events that have unfolded over the last few weeks …
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13 January
Op-Ed: Does Teacher Ego prevent the adoption of Ed Tech?
My friend Kevin Honeycutt used to tell a story of a professor of American Literature who was droning on about a particular short story in his class and became increasingly frustrated with a student in …
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7 January
Video+Quotes: Cornyn: Key Senate Committee Passes USMCA
WASHINGTON –Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave the following remarks in advance of the Senate Finance Committee’s passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Excerpts of his interview, as well as the full video clip …
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6 January
Op-Ed: El Paso Electric Plan: Record Low Solar Price, Unnecessary Gas Plant
El Paso Electric’s (EPE) agreement with Hecate Solar is not only a good deal, it may be record-setting. In a November 18, 2019 filing with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC), EPE applied for …
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1 January
Op-Ed: Another Professor Disses Smartphones, Joins Historic Line of Haters that Turn Out to Be Wrong
I am a big fan of the podcast “Pessimist Archive (PA).” If you have never heard of it, the PA documents with humor the sadly regular, negative reaction that society, usually western society, has to …
December, 2019
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31 December
Hurd on the Hill: Protecting Free Trade with Mexico and Canada
The U.S. House has done its job: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has been passed and is on its way to the U.S. Senate. Those of us who live and work in South and West Texas …
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27 December
Analyzing 2019: The 86th Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature’s 86th regular session was marked by school finance reforms and easing the pressure of some of the nation’s highest local property taxes. The state’s top three leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan …
