EL PASO HAS HIGHEST TAX-SUPPORTED DEBT PER CAPITA AMONG LARGE TEXAS CITIES
According to data from the Texas Bond Review Board, as of the end of FY 2025, El Paso was the only large Texas city whose tax-supported debt per capita exceeded…
WHO CONTROLS EL PASO MATTERS?
Bob Moore founded El Paso Matters in 2019 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. According to its webpage, it is “a member-supported nonpartisan media organization that uses journalism to…
SAMANIEGO ACCUSES MINERVA OF “MAGA-STYLE TACTICS” IN PARTISAN TEXT
Samaniego voted for a record $894M in bonds and tripled the County debt since assuming office. He increased his own salary by 45.3% and flew business class, in violation of…
SAMANIEGO DECLINES TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRE TO EL PASO TIMES
Reporter Jeff Abbot covers County politics for the El Paso Times and invited the incumbent for County Judge, Ricardo Samaniego, and his Republican challenger, Minerva Torres Shelton, to submit a…
“I VOTED TO LOWER THE CITY’S PROPERTY TAX RATE TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN A DECADE”
Last month the El Paso Times asked Rep. Alejandra Chavez this question: “What specific actions would you support to slow the growth of property tax bills or reduce services?” Chavez…
GRIEGO ALLEGES EL PASO MATTERS MISREPORTED FACTS FROM THEIR INTERVIEW WITH HER
In an apparent effort to make Annette Griego, Democratic candidate for County Precinct 4, seem uncommitted and impractical, El Paso Matters published a report on her that misreports basic facts.…
CITY COUNCIL INCREASED AIRPORT PARKING FROM $7 TO $9 PER DAY, UP 29%
The new $9.00/day long-term airport parking fee went into effect in March as a result of the FY26 budget vote, which also increased our City property tax by 5.2%. Rep.…
CITY TO ALLOCATE $8.3M FOR 2026 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
On October 28, 2014, the City adopted the “2014-2024 Public Art Master Plan,” which was administered by the Managing Director of Quality of Life of the City of El Paso.…
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…