COUNTY RAMPS UP PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF ISSUING MASSIVE DEBT
The County Commissioners Court is on an unprecedented spending binge. Not only have they raised our taxes and increased their salaries, they now plan to issue up to $500 million…
SISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MISMANAGES FINANCES, STUDENT ENROLLMENT UP 2% SINCE 2019 WHILE SALARIES UP 36%: COMMENTARY BY TOM LAIGN
Monday night, at its regular School Board meeting, the trustees of Socorro ISD honored the Financial Services Department, which was awarded the TASBO Award of Excellence in Financial Management. I’m…
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KENNEDY PROPOSES THE OPTION OF CANCELING THE ARENA
In his guest column for El Paso Matters, Mayor Pro Tempore Brian Kennedy proposes four possible options for the arena, but it is clear he believes canceling the project is…
LESLEY ENGLE OF ABC-7 TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: STOP RESTRICTING THE MEDIA!
On February 2 we reported that the Commissioners Court adopted a new policy preventing the media from interviewing department heads, severely restricting their ability to learn what is happening within…
LEONARD “TRIPLE” GOODMAN
Leonard “Tripper” Goodman was the President and CEO of Goodman Financial Group for 35 years. In 2012 he led the El Paso Tomorrow PAC that financed a marketing campaign in…
GUDENRATH, GOODMAN, AND SCHERR WANT A LARGE DOWNTOWN ARENA BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION TO PAY FOR IT
The same folks who long insisted that the taxpayers build an arena with a minimum capacity of 14,000 seats are now demanding that City Council seek private investors to help…
EL PASO COUNTY TO CUT BUDGET OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2-3%
The District Attorney’s Office has a current budget of $31,266,628, of which $23,199,953 is from the General Fund, $6,914,223 from grants, and $1,012,452 from the asset forfeiture account (though somehow…
OPEN LETTER FROM DR. RICK BONART, CHAIR OF THE BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CANCEL THE ARENA AND START OVER
As the Chair of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Overview Advisory Committee, I attended the City’s two meetings on the proposed Union Depot location for the Multi Purpose Center…
SOCORRO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE!
Lately we have been calling attention to the miserable financial condition of our local school districts, which have an unquenchable thirst for bond money. They have little financial oversight compared…
INTERVIEW WITH BILL HICKS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Bill Hicks has more than 26 years of experience in the legal profession, including as Assistant District Attorney under Jaime Esparza from 1998 to 2010 and as State District Court…