RAMON VALENZUELA TO EL PASO TIMES: HOW WILL TAXPAYERS BENEFIT FROM I-10 DECK PROJECT?
“When you look at the I-10 Deck Project you can’t help but feel like it’s the best thing since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But when reality sets in…
PAUL FOSTER ON TAXATION IN EL PASO
“A lot of our political leadership has had the point of view that spending money causes people to pay more taxes, and they think that their role as political leaders…
$165B JUPITER PROJECT APPROVED 4-1 BY DOÑA ANA COUNTY OVER PUBLIC OBJECTIONS, COMPANY TO PAY ONLY $12M IN PROPERTY TAX
https://kvia.com/news/new-mexico/2025/09/19/dona-ana-county-commissioners-approve-borderplex-irbs-amid-public-outcry/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQO5r1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefR41e_kGVeSfAaZzXSZnLMHffahqVL0zS_km097ARKCdA9kT0Lupzmxt1OU_aem_JJ9EFFgQwhdLK-tIbF-NXw
PROPONENTS CLAIM THE DEBT PLAZA WILL GENERATE $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT 3O YEARS, BUT WHAT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO BUILD, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN?
https://kvia.com/news/top-stories/2025/09/12/downtown-deck-plaza-economic-survey-revealed/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQO6E9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEegGN-5grNGNpK6qYqCxw9hec-drcI6vDAMJAQxJvuH4v-Ljs8lbFwArB0RI8_aem_cCXSgPHLoG4HLHWG63kRAQ
GROSSMAN ARRESTED ON MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT ALLEGATION (CASE DISMISSED DECEMBER 3)
*The case against Max Grossman was dismissed December 3. ADAM POWELL, EL PASO TIMES, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025: “Max Grossman, a UTEP professor and outspoken critic of local government, has been…
KVIA INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR AIRED ON ABC-7 XTRA, ANOTHER TAX INCREASE PLANNED FOR FY 2027
On August 22, Andrew Polk of KVIA and Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc conducted the first-ever journalistic interview Mayor Renard Johnson, who has a long history of evading…
SAMANIEGO BEGINS OLIGARCH-FUNDED CAMPAIGN BLITZ
On this Labor Day let us remember that it is our money, the product of our labor, that our government is spending whenever they issue debt and increase our taxes.…
MAYOR ON THE DEBT PLAZA: “WE DON’T EXPECT THIS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TAXPAYERS 100%”
Two days ago Mayor Renard Johnson addressed a room full of his supporters about building a $412 million Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. The Mayor spoke just after County Judge…
REP. ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RECEIVES $2,500 FROM MARGOS AND ORTEGA AFTER VOTING TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
According to her campaign webpage, Alejandra Chavez “is committed to exploring options for property tax relief.” However, during the recent budget discussions she did not make a single proposal that…
DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to…