DO NOT VOTE WITH THE HERD!
When you vote in El Paso, cast your ballots for candidates who are fiscally conservative, intelligent, informed, and incorruptible. Never vote for a candidate because of party affiliation, which is…
CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS 3-YEAR BAN ON CONTRACTS WITH WESTSTAR BANK, REMOVED FROM AGENDA
Aaron Montes of KTSM 9 News reports: “City staff made the recommendation to sever an active agreement with the bank and its subsidiaries, including WestStar Title, LLC, based on findings…
MAYOR ACTIVELY SUPPORTS CITY TAX INCREASE, VIOLATES CAMPAIGN PLEDGE AGAIN
Mayor Renard Johnson campaigned on lowering our City property tax but has now presided over the second increase in a row since assuming office. Just before yesterday’s final vote to…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 FOR MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, REPS BOYAR TREJO AND LIMÓN DISSENT
Today City Council voted 6-2 to adopt a budget for FY 2027 with a tax rate of $0.79800 per $100 of valuation, slightly below the voter-approval rate. This means the…
UNDER INTENSE PUBLIC PRESSURE, COUNTY REJECTS TAX INCREASE!
Commissioners approved the no-new-revenue rate of $0.451133 per $100 of taxable property value, or about 45.11 cents. That means that on average, El Pasoans will pay the same amount in…
FIRE UNION REJECTS CITY OFFER OF $7.7M INCREASE FOR FY 2027
The union representing El Paso firefighters has rejected a $43 million increase for the next four fiscal years offered by the City. Apparently the union doesn’t care if the City…
EL PASO MATTERS DEFENDS MAYOR’S LIE ABOUT LOWERING OUR PROPERTY TAX
As every El Pasoan who is not in a coma knows, Mayor Renard Johnson promised repeatedly to lower our property tax during his election campaign. Now that outraged El Pasoans…
BOTH CITY AND COUNTY POISED TO RAISE PROPERTY TAX TO MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY LAW
If the City and County both adopt their proposed tax rates, El Pasoans will be pounded with a financial sledgehammer. The Commissioners Court and City Council are both considering the…
IS THE PROPOSED CITY TAX INCREASE 7.5% OR 11.0%?
Confusingly, there are two sets of figures presented in the backup to items 27-29 on the City Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 18. City staff is recommending adopting the voter-approval…
CITY REP. ART FIERRO ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOODY HUNT AND THE MARGOS
Judge him by his friends. Pro-Debt Plaza incumbent Art Fierro of District 6, according to item 17 of the current City Council agenda, recently accepted contributions of $2,500 from Woody…