El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
In the City of El Paso, two visions for the future of Texas and the future of America were on display, that of President Trump and that of former Congressman Robert Francis O’Rourke. The President’s …
February, 2019
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12 February
Op-Ed: Teaching Bible Literacy in Public Schools is a Terrible Idea
Recently, after getting his daily national security briefing from the trioka of talking heads on “Fox and Friends,” which horse-whispered to him “at least six states…have introduced legislation this year pushing for public schools to …
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12 February
The Wondering Latina: A Night of Hope in the Desert
“When Mexico send its people they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapist.” – Donald Trump June 2015 This is the moment that changed everything for me and my community. …
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11 February
Op-Ed: Critics of Trump’s rally wouldn’t dare tell us to tear down our own wall
The politicians obstructing the construction of the wall along our southern border ought to come down to El Paso for President Trump’s rally Monday night and try to tell people here that we should tear …
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9 February
Hurd on the Hill: Fostering College- and Career-Ready Students
As your Representative, one of my top priorities is making sure Congress enacts policies that create economic opportunity and give every family a chance at the American dream. Education is an essential part of these …
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8 February
Op-Ed: The Trump Snake Oil Wagon Rolls into Town this Monday
The damage is done. President Trump went and weaponized our city as a political propaganda tool to push his personal “Build my Big, Beautiful Wall” agenda. He looked America straight in the eye during his …
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5 February
Op-Ed: A Dispatch from the Most Dangerous City in America
It’s just past 8 p.m. in the Desert Southwest. A drab, uneven rain falls across El Paso County, the Franklin Mountains wear a fedora of low-hanging clouds; the Star dimly shines through the February mist. …
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5 February
Op-Ed: Teaching With Technology Should Not Be An Option: It’s The Law.
In Texas, the law requires schools to integrate technology into lesson in every curricular area in grades K-8. Period. The law is the law. And after 8th grade, it is assumed that all grades in …
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5 February
State Sen. José Rodríguez Statement on Priorities for 86th Legislature
Austin – On Tuesday, the following statement was released by Senator José Rodríguez, Chairman of Texas Senate Democratic Caucus: While the Texas Legislature has taken great efforts to ensure the prosperity of our State, there …
January, 2019
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29 January
Op-Ed+Video: Transformational Technology
Take a look at the video above. Pretty powerful stuff huh? I cringe whenever I hear someone say something derogatory about the use of technology in our schools. “We buy anything with blinking lights.” “Stop …
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27 January
Op-Ed: International Holocaust Remembrance Day-What relevance does it have for me?
Sixteen months ago I had the opportunity to walk through a beautiful forest on the outskirts of Riga, Latvia’s capital city. A path had been built through part of the forest, and on this autumn …
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22 January
Op-Ed: The Green Book Is Divisive, And Maybe That’s A Good Thing.
“The Green Book,” a movie about a white New York bouncer that drives a gifted New York black pianist in the deep south through a concert tour during the Jim Crow 60’s. The movie has …
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18 January
Analysis: Property taxes in Texas are high. Don’t expect the Legislature to change that.
Restrain, reform, rein in, restrict and limit are not synonyms for the word Texas property taxpayers crave: cut. This is an alert: Your property taxes will not be falling, in spite of all the talk …
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15 January
Op-Ed: We Need To Treat All of Education As If Computers Exist
Have you ever heard of the app “PhotoMath?” PhotoMath allows anyone with a smartphone or tablet to write out a math problem, point their device at it, take a picture, and the app will solve the …
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15 January
Op-Ed: Hurd on the Hill – Fighting to Secure Our Border
Here in South and West Texas, border security is not an abstract issue. Every week meeting with folks across 29 counties of the 23rd District of Texas, securing our border and fixing our broken immigration system …
