PRESIDENT OF WESTSIDE DEMOCRATS RESIGNS
We recently reported that Victor Vasquez, President of the Westside Democrats of El Paso, posted this anti-Semitic cartoon on his group’s official Facebook page on November 2: The image depicts…
FUNDRAISER FOR RE-ELECTON OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ILIANA HOLGUIN OF PRECINCT 3, NOVEMBER 15, 5:30-7:30 PM
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt strongly endorses the re-election of El Paso County Commissioner Iliana Holguin of Precinct 3. She has consistently stood with the taxpayers, advocating for fiscal restraint…
PPP LOAN DEFAULT RATE IN EL PASO IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Martin Paredes of El Paso News published a groundbreaking investigative report on the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was intended to benefit American workers at the height of the…
INTERFAITH VIGIL IN SUPPORT OF THE 240 HOSTAGES HELD BY TERRORISTS
Today in San Jacinto Plaza, more than 200 El Pasoans peacefully gathered to express their support for the 240 hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Several…
REP. VERONICA ESCOBAR VOTES AGAINST CENSURING REP. RASHIDA TLAIB
This past Tuesday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted NAY on House Resolution 845, “Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and…
CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ REPRIMANDED!
Tonight the Ethics Reviews Commission voted 6-0 to reprimand former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez for abusing her City gas card privileges. Specifically, she violated Ethics Ordinance 2.92.030(A.1) by using…
CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ DECLINES TO ATTEND ETHICS HEARING: “GO AHEAD AND ISSUE YOUR REPRIMAND. I AM NOT IMPRESSED.”
Former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez is supposed to appear before the Ethics Review Commission today at 5:30pm but has issued a defiant press release announcing her intention to not…
ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST FORMER CITY REP. CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ TO BE HEARD TODAY AT 5:30PM
Former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez, whose last day in office was January 2 of this year, has been under fire for using her City gas card to purchase 1,459…
SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE REP. ANNELLO ON CITY COUNCIL TO COST UP TO $600,000
Rep. Alexsandra Annello of District 2 announced October 3, 2023 that she is running for Texas House District 77 and that she will effectively resign from City Council next month.…
EFFORT TO RECALL HERNANDEZ FALLS SHORT
Irene Armendariz-Jackson led the effort to recall City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 but fell short of her goal of obtaining 4,884 signatures within 60 days.