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Poll says Texans’ hopes for quick return to pre-coronavirus life are fading

Texans remain focused on the coronavirus pandemic and are less optimistic about returning the state to normal quickly, according to polling by the Tex…
Op-Ed: Greater parental controls and conversations are needed to keep children safe online

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, our children are facing a very different summer. With many camps, swimming pools, and events closed or cancelled, …
Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz – Remarks on the Suspension of Due Process at the Border

On Thursday, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso was in Ciudad Juárez to inaugurate a project supported by the Border Refugee Assistance Fu…
Analysis: Masking the real problem — a deadly virus

Is wearing a mask a political statement or an intelligence test? Masks have become signifiers of how seriously people take the pandemic and the advice…
Hurd on the Hill: Making our streets and communities safer for all

From San Antonio to Del Rio, from Marfa to El Paso and many places in between, our communities have shown the outrage we feel about another black man …
Op-Ed: El Paso is open – here’s how you can stay safe

It has been more than 10 weeks since our country issued “stay at home” orders and businesses across the city, state and nation shut their doors. Now, …
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Importance of Tenant/Landlord Communication

Open communication between tenants and landlords is always crucial- and typically property managers work closely with tenants to establish trust and g…
Analysis: Coronavirus is not the only affliction preying on community

There is more than one way to spread a virus. All you need is a bunch of people, brought together by some common purpose, and you’re on your way to co…
Hurd on the Hill: Why were our seniors left vulnerable?

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread from outside our borders into the contiguous United States, there was a lot of uncertainty about the characte…
Commentary: City of El Paso is using a pandemic to gut important services

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. On the upside, it can help make our priorities clearer, relax rigid rules or regulations and give civic leaders…

January, 2020

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

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 …
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 …
20 December
Analysis: A 2020 holiday fantasy for Texas officeholders looking to 2022

Even the kids in the elected class have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, dreaming at the end of another year what might be next in politics, and for them. We get these …
7 December
Letter to the Editor: Deny EP Electric purchase by JP Morgan, Make EPE a City Utility

The purchase El Paso Electric (EPE) by JP Morgan’s Infrastructure Investment Fund (IFF) should not be allowed by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT). Approval hinges upon the sale being in the “public interest” …
7 December
Letter to the Editor: Narrow Roads to Save Pedestrian Lives

The seven-year-old girl killed in a crosswalk several weeks ago was, unfortunately, only one of a string of victims on El Paso’s dangerous roads this year. Pedestrian deaths like these are preventable. Our city’s traffic …
3 December
Op-Ed: Assigning the Parents Homework: Homework as a socio-economic indicator

A recent tweet went out where a parent mentioned that her daughter was only able to complete her homework after she had been able to use a home printer, a laptop, home internet service, a …
2 December
Analysis: Texas candidates have one week left to sign up or shut up

In one week, we’ll know who’s going to have a primary. Who is going to have a fight in November. Who’s quitting. Who isn’t quitting. The table will be set for a big 2020 election …

November, 2019

28 November
Analysis: Whatever color Texas is, everybody’s running like it’s purple

President Donald Trump has been to Texas seven times this year. Michael Bloomberg will be on the Texas Democratic primary ballot for president. Former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro isn’t (politically) dead, though his shot at winning the Democratic …
26 November
Analysis: The middle is intriguing but uncrowded in Texas politics

It’s a bit much to suggest that the middle in Texas politics is blossoming into a giant political force, but there are signs of life outside the most progressive and conservative corners of the electorate. …
18 November
Analysis: Beware of Texas politicians bearing home-brewed arithmetic

If you look at his campaign missives, it’s clear that the state’s lieutenant governor — or maybe it’s his staff — can’t reconcile his math with his politics. Dan Patrick complains that spending in “many” cities …
11 November
Analysis: In Texas politics, a little ignorance can lead to bliss

This is going to sound a little sarcastic, but don’t read it that way: Let us salute the voters who aren’t paying attention to every single dadgum thing that happens in Texas politics. The latest University …
5 November
Analysis: Beto O’Rourke’s out, but he still casts a shadow on the 2020 Texas elections

Ignore Beto O’Rourke’s misbegotten presidential campaign for a moment, and give the El Paso Democrat his due: He is the reason Texas Democrats are hopeful and Texas Republicans are worried. Don’t take this as any kind …

October, 2019

29 October
Op-Ed – Analysis: Maybe the Texas House should try something new and completely different

For the second time in two years, the members of the Texas House have the chance — if they so desire — to elect the first woman to serve as speaker. Two women — Miriam …
22 October
Op-Ed: Teacher Evaluations as a movie Review

What if teacher evaluations were written as Movie Reviews? Here is my ode to Roger Ebert, Education Evaluator… Corina Tipton – High School Biology 2019 ★★★ ½ Ninth Grade – Release Date: 6-5-2019 I once had …

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