CITY BUDGET FOR FY 2026 INCLUDES 6.5% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE!
City Manager Dionne Mack and CFO Robert Cortinas presented their preliminary budget for FY 2026 and it comes with a 6.5% property tax increase. That works out to $1,701 for…
ART FIERRO TAKES IN $22,250 IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ELITES, INCLUDING $500 FROM MAYOR JOHNSON
According to item 12 of Tuesday’s Consent Agenda, City Representative Art Fierro of District 6 recently took in $22,250 in contributions from El Paso’s elites, including $500 from Mayor Renard…
JOHNSON ENDORSES SAMANIEGO FOR RE-ELECTION, CLAIMS HE WANTS TO LOWER OUR TAXES
We have seen a lot of mendacious campaign ads over the years, but Mayor Renard Johnson’s video endorsing Ricardo Samaniego’s re-election for County Judge is Texas AAA prime bulls%$t. Johnson…
FLUFFY FOR COUNTY JUDGE!
We are pleased to announce that our Welsh Corgi, Fluffy, has declared his candidacy for County Judge! He is appointing Kermit the Frog as his Treasurer and Miss Piggy as…
KFOX14 SHOCK POLL SHOWS 71% AGAINST DECK PLAZA
Yesterday afternoon KFOX14 launched a poll asking El Pasoans whether they are for or against building a Deck Plaza over Interstate 10. In less than 24 hours, 71% of 759…
COUNTY VOTES 3-2 TO ALLOCATE $1M FOR DECK PLAZA DESIGN, BUTLER BLINKS
In November 2022, City Council voted to hire Stantec Consulting Services at a cost of $1,321,785 to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a downtown deck plaza over…
LETTER TO EL PASO TIMES: LOWERING PROPERTY TAX WILL REQUIRE SUPERHUMAN INGENUITY
I wish to thank Mayor Renard Johnson for repeatedly promising to lower our property tax during his election campaign. When Dee Margo ran for office, he merely promised to “hold…
UPPER CITY ADMINISTRATORS GET SALARY INCREASES UP TO 42%
Dionne Mack began her position as City Manager on September 3, 2024. Within a short time, she approved raises for 37 deputy city managers and department heads totaling $925,366, with…
EPCC EMPLOYEE SALARIES – JUNE 2025
El Paso Community College (EPCC) is one of the five local entities that tax our properties. It was established by the voters of El Paso County in 1969. The Texas…
HANANY, MARGO, AND WILSON JOIN OUR “ETHICS HALL OF FAME”
We are pleased to announce that Leah Hanany, Dee Margo, and Joyce Wilson have been admitted to our “Ethics Hall of Fame.” This is an extraordinary achievement since only the…