RICARDO SAMANIEGO’S TRANSITION FROM MAN OF THE PEOPLE TO ROYAL LAPDOG
Ricardo Samaniego’s beat John Cook in the Primary Runoff Election of May 22, 2018 by only 238 votes and then ran unopposed in the General Election of November 6. He…
ENDORSING ARTURO ALLUIN FOR CITY DISTRICT 8
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt proudly endorses Arturo Alluin for City District 8. He is the strongest fiscal conservative on the ballot for that race and is committed to restraining…
ENDORSING MATT SISTRUNK FOR EL PASO COUNTY PRECINCT 2
The El Paso County Taxpayer Revolt proudly endorses Matt Sistrunk for El Paso County Precinct 2. He is a military veteran and strong fiscal conservative who will always stand with…
OLIGARCHS RAIN MONEY ON REP. ART FIERRO
City Rep. Art Fierro of District 6 is running for reelection and our local Oligarchs have poured megabucks into his campaign to make sure he wins. According to his 30-day…
EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $23.5 MILLION ON OVERTIME PAY SINCE UGARTE ASSUMED OFFICE (CORRECTION)
*UPDATED 10/6/2026 We can now confirm that between December 22, 2024 and September 26, 2026, the Sheriff’s Office spent $23,547,749 on overtime. Ugarte assumed office January 1, 2025 and FY…
EL PASO SHERIFF’S OFFICE PAYS $2.1M IN OVERTIME TO 20 EMPLOYEES IN FY 2026
We submitted a public information request to El Paso County for “a list of employees of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (to include all police officers) who have received…
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES CITY MUST RELEASE DOCUMENTATION FOR COST OF ITS LITIGATION AGAINST JOE PICKETT TO GROSSMAN
On July 20, 2026, former state Rep. Joe Pickett, who filed a lawsuit more than six years ago challenging El Paso’s environmental franchise fee, prevailed in the 8th Court of…
OUR INTERVIEW WITH PAT DIXON, LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
Yesterday we interviewed Pat Dixon, Libertarian candidate for Texas governor, and were joined by Dave Marino, El Paso County Chair of the Libertarian Party. We normally don’t delve into gubernatorial…
CARBAJAL TAKES AIM AT GROSSMAN
Four days ago, former mayoral candidate Veronica Carbajal took aim at Max Grossman of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt with a series of defamatory claims. Grossman and Carbajal were long-time…
BOB MOORE DECEPTIVELY CLAIMS MEDIAN PROPERTY TAX BILL EQUALS ONLY 6.1% OF MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Bob Moore of El Paso Matters claims that in 2024 “the median property tax bill required 6.1% of the median household income,” according to his analysis of data from the…