CITY CANCELS PLAN TO REVISE FUND BALANCE POLICY
This past Friday we reported that the City planned to revise the policy governing the unrestricted fund balance, sometimes known as the rainy day fund, which currently stands at a…
COUNTY DEBT ISSUES REVEALED
In November, El Paso voters approved County Proposition A ($95,615,000 for parks and recreation), Proposition B ($26,700,000 for Medical Examiner facilities), and Proposition E ($32,710,000 for the Animal Shelter), for…
CITY COUNCIL MAY RAID THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE DECK PLAZA!
On April 15, Karina Brasgalla from Economic and International Development made a presentation to City Council recommending a contribution of $35 million toward the construction of a Deck Plaza over…
RENARD RAKES IN $40,500 FROM HIS FRIENDS
Mayor Renard Johnson spent over $1.5 million on his mayoral election, running on a promise to lower our property tax, fix our streets, and lure large businesses to El Paso.…
EPISD TRUSTEE CALL: “THE FORCES OF DARKNESS, CORRUPTION, AND SELFISH AMBITION HAVE WON”
Tonight, after about 2.5 hours of public comment with scores of speakers supporting Superintendent Diana Sayavedra, the Board of Trustees voted 4-2 to force her resignation, with Daniel Call and…
SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO PREVENT HANANY FROM TERMINATING SAYAVEDRA TOMORROW!
Her Royal Highness, Empress Hanany, is again spearheading an effort to terminate the employment of Diana Sayavedra, the most talented and capable EPISD Superintendent in a generation. The Empress failed…
EPISD FAILS TO PROVIDE LINK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR JUNE 3 MEETING
Trustees Leah Hanany and Jack Loveridge are convening another Special Meeting of the EPISD Board of Trustees, for June 3 at 4:00pm, to try again to fire and replace Superintendent…
GONZALEZ IS MIDLAND CITY MANAGER BUT CONSULTS FOR TWO OTHER TEXAS CITIES
Less than five months after he was fired by our City Council and paid nearly $890,000 in severance, Tommy Gonzalez was hired July 11, 2023 as City Manager of Midland…
EPISD TRUSTEE CUELLAR ANNOUNCES “WE’RE NOT GONNA RAID THE FUND BALANCE,” TEACHER LAYOFFS IMMINENT
EPISD is facing a deficit of $33.8 million in FY 2026, including $3.2 million for reopening Lamar Elementary. The Emperor of the Board, Leah Hanany, has absolutely no plan to…
CITIZENS OF EL PASO MUST UNITE TO STOP THE DECK PLAZA: SAM ARMIJO TO THE EL PASO TIMES
Sam Armijo, Guest Columnist, May 28, 2025, 10:57 a.m. “During the November 2024 General Election campaign, the highest priority problem addressed by all candidates was the crushing EI Paso property…