EL CHUQUEÑO SPEAKS TO JOE PICKETT ABOUT THE CITY’S $30 MILLION “SLUSH FUND”
Rich Wright of El Chuqueño has started a new podcast and his first guests were former Texas Rep. Joe Pickett and me. We discussed the City’s $30 million slush fund,…
CITY USING “FRANCHISE FEE” ON OUR WATER BILLS AS A SLUSH FUND
If you pay a monthly water bill like I do, you will notice a tax levied by the Environmental Services Department (ESD) of the City of El Paso. I have…
CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ: “WHO WILL WATCH THE CROOKED POLITICIANS?”
Dear Friends and Media, In her public remarks to her District 3 constituents four days ago, City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez criticized the proposal to modify the City Charter so as…
ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION DISMISSES DORA OAXACA’S COMPLAINTS AGAINST BRIAN KENNEDY
Yesterday the City Ethics Review Commission convened for the first time in two years in order to review Dora Oaxaca’s complaints against Rep. Brian Kennedy of District 1. Her complaints…
TEXAS SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CITY’S PETITION FOR REVIEW
On January 19 the City of El Paso filed a motion with the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its petition for review, and I did not file a cross-petition for…
DORA OAXACA GOES ON A RAMPAGE AGAINST BRIAN KENNEDY, AND OTHER NEWS
Dora Oaxaca is the former Chair of the El Paso County Democratic Party and the wife of District 7 City Rep. Henry Rivera, one of the most fanatical supporters of…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PRESERVE MAYORAL VETO AND TIE-BREAKING AUTHORITY
During yesterday’s Special Meeting, our City Council considered a list of recommended amendments to our City Charter. You can view the discussion here. MAYORAL VETO AND TIE-BREAKING AUTHORITY PRESERVED Amendment…
COMPLAINTS AGAINST KENNEDY AND FIERRO OVER TRAFFIC TICKETS ARE DISMISSED
Some weeks ago, Claudia Lizette Rodriguez filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Art Fierro alleging he violated the City Charter because he took his oath of office with an outstanding…
EL PASO MATTERS PERSISTS IN ATTACKING BRIAN KENNEDY
Bob Moore is the President and CEO of El Paso Matters, which began publishing in February 2020. He has recruited top journalistic talent, including reporters who had previously worked at…
HOLDOUTS STILL DEFENDING THE DEFUNCT ARENA PLAN
A dwindling number of Oligarchs and their minions, including a former city representative who was just voted out of office by a double-digit margin, continue to push for an arena…