ARE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES (TIRZs) GOOD OR BAD?
WHAT IS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE? The Tax Increment Financing Act is in Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. According to the Texas Comptroller, tax increment financing is…
TEXAS SEN. CHARLES SCHWERTNER ARRESTED FOR DWI WITH TEXAS REP. CLAUDIA ORDAZ SEATED BESIDE HIM
On February 7, 2023 at about 12:45 AM, Texas Sen. Charles Schwertner of District 5 (R-Georgetown) was arrested in Austin for a DWI. At the time of his arrest, the…
SAUCEDO LAWSUIT AGAINST EL PASO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL REACHES THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
On September 3, 2019, David Saucedo II and his wife Mariana lost their three-year-old daughter Ivanna at El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH) while she was under the care of Dr.…
EL PASO HAS THE 3RD HIGHEST TAX RATE AMONG THE 50 LARGEST CITIES
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence just published their 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study for Taxes Paid in 2022. The study found that among…
PRESERVATION TEXAS OPENING WEST TEXAS OFFICE IN JANUARY, SEEKING PROGRAM OFFICER
I am pleased to announce that Preservation Texas, the only member-supported statewide historic preservation organization in Texas, is opening a regional West Texas office in El Paso in January 2024.…
JORDAN’S APPEAL OF COMPLAINT AGAINST WILLIAMS REJECTED BY NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT
On August 3, Jeremy Jordan filed a complaint with the State Bar of New Mexico against attorney Antonio Williams, the Chair of the City Ethics Review Commission that investigated and…
CITY COUNCIL “ACCEPTS” PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF CITY REP. HENRY RIVERA
Today under agenda item EX1 our City Council discussed a “Complaint against elected official” with Frank Garza, the City’s outside counsel. One must assume, given the rumors flying around everywhere,…
DEBORAH PAZ’S PAC VIOLATES CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
Dear Ms. Deborah Paz, According to the Texas Ethics Commission, you established the PAC “Women’s Voices for Political Reform” on June 14, 2023 and listed yourself as Treasurer. On July…
REPORTING FROM OUR UNDERGROUND BUNKER
We are monitoring our local government from our underground bunker at a secret location beneath a mountain, safe from artillery, drone attacks, and hydrogen bombs! We will continue to bring…
EL PASO COUNTY EMPLOYEE SALARIES, SEP 2023
We filed an open records request with Human Resources at El Paso County requesting a list of all employees, their titles, and their salaries. The El Paso County Attorney’s Office…