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…
EL DIARIO DE EL PASO: CULMINA LITIGIO LEGAL POR BARRIO DURANGUITO
This excellent report comes courtesy of Jaime Torres at El Diario de El Paso.
JUDGE SIGNS ORDER ENDING ARENA LITIGATION!
Today Judge Patrick Garcia of the 384th Judicial District Court of El Paso County signed the attached order ending my lawsuit against the City of El Paso. On January 3…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO ACCEPT LEGAL AGREEMENT TO END ARENA LITIGATION!
I am pleased to report that after today’s three-hour executive session, the City Council voted 6-0 to authorize City Attorney Karla Nieman to accept a proposed Rule 11 Agreement between…
MAX GROSSMAN V. CITY OF EL PASO ON MONDAY’S AGENDA
Good afternoon, Executive Session item 3 on Monday, August 14 is titled “Max Grossman v. City of El Paso; Texas Supreme Court, Case No. 21-1105. Matter No. 17-1001-171.001 (551.071).” Two…
HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON REGULATING TIRZS
Houston, like most major cities, has journalists with the requisite skills for investigating complex financial matters and the time and patience to conduct open records requests for key documents. As…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO KILL TIRZ 10A!
It happened on D-Day and slipped past all our local media without a single report. On June 6 our City Council voted 8-0 to eliminate Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #10A…
BONART: GREAT WOLF LODGE LAND SWAP HAS COST THE TAXPAYERS $24 MILLION SO FAR!
The Great Wolf Lodge land swap (which Karla Nieman told City Council was impossible but happened anyway) has cost the taxpayers of El Paso $24 million so far, according to…
CITY-SPONSORED STUDY RECOMMENDS EXPANDING STREETCAR SERVICE
In 2022 our streetcars had an operating loss of $2.9 million, with 65,000 free rides, which means that each ride was subsidized $44.62. By contrast, our buses were subsidized $8.77…
CITY SUED OVER TWO STREET PAVING CONTRACTS WORTH $34 MILLION
Erik Elken of KVIA aired an exclusive report last night revealing that ZTEX Construction, Inc. filed two lawsuits against the City of El Paso over of its plan to award…