DEBT PLAZA IS DOOMED
15,241 Republican primary voters (64.6%) cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 1: “We the Republican Voters and Taxpayers of El Paso City and County oppose the spending or commitment…
CITY VOTES 7-1 TO EARMARK $561K IN TIRZ FUNDS FOR DEBT PLAZA DESIGN, NO FINANCIAL PLAN FOR COMPLETION!
Today our City Council voted 7-1 to earmark $561,001 of the $10,561,001 cost for the design of the Debt Plaza over Interstate 10, with only Rep. Limon dissenting. The funds…
COUNTY DOMINATED BY RICARDO “VADER” SAMANIEGO AND HIS STORMTROOPERS
Ricardo Samaniego ran for County Judge against John Cook in 2018 on a platform of fiscal restraint. Instead he voted for record spending, including COs and tax notes, and increased…
CITY REP ACEVEDO APPOINTS EDWARD ESCUDERO TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
The Public Service Board (PSB) is the most powerful board you’ve never heard of. They govern El Paso Water and make all the major decisions about local public land and…
CITY TO VOTE ON SPENDING $584,321 TOWARD $10.6M COST OF DEBT PLAZA DESIGN
Will City Council fund the design phase of the Debt Plaza even though it was denied $60M in grant funding and there is no way to pay for this pig…
GROSSMAN AND SOLO APPOINTED TO EPISD FINANCE COMMITTEE
EPISD is creating a new Finance Committee that will be staffed by seven members chosen by the Board of Trustees. Trustee Valerie Beals of District 6 has appointed Jenny Solo…
GROSSMAN TO KTSM: DEBT PLAZA IS IN MAJOR FINANCIAL TROUBLE
Our own Max Grossman spoke to Tirza Ortiz of KTSM today about the insolvent Debt Plaza project, which has been denied $60 million in grant funding. https://www.ktsm.com/news/el-pasos-downtown-deck-plaza-faces-funding-gaps-as-city-revisits-project
JEREMY JORDAN TO APPEAR IN COURT MARCH 3 ON FELONY ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
According to County Court records, Jeremy Jordan, the husband of former City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, was indicted for felony assault with a deadly weapon on April 15, 2025 and arraigned…
$60 MILLION IN GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR DEBT PLAZA REJECTED
We filed an open records request with the City of El Paso to learn about the status of eight grant applications aimed at funding the Debt Plaza over Interstate 10.…
KFOX14: MAYOR’S PROMISE TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX MORPHS INTO PROMISE TO “KEEP THE TAX BURDEN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE”
On February 15 we shared the five-year financial outlook of City CFO Robert Cortinas, who predicts a widening gap in the General Fund budget in FY 2027-2031 amounting to a…