THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Children’s Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will now cost…
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON $30M ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX WITH AMPHITHEATER IN SUNLAND PARK
On October 26, 2022 we broke the news that there is a plan to build an entertainment complex with amphitheater in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Three days ago, KFOX reported…
DURANGUITO PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD TO PRIVATE INVESTORS
18 Duranguito properties within the former “Arena Footprint” will soon be sold to investors who will restore them and put them back into productive use. The aim is to establish…
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…