CHIHUAHUA STREET HAS BEEN REOPENED
We visited the former “Arena Footprint” this past Saturday and verified that the City has reopened Chihuahua Street. The City has rightly left the buildings on either side of the…
EL PASO TIMES: CREWS REMOVING FENCING FROM “ARENA FOOTPRINT” IN DURANGUITO AFTER SIX-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE
“The fencing around Duranguito, the previously approved site for El Paso’s proposed multi-purpose arts and entertainment center, is coming down. The El Paso City Council moved earlier this year to…
WILL THE CITY’S PLAN FOR A DECK PLAZA OVER THE DOWNTOWN STRETCH OF I-10 RAISE OUR TAXES?
The Oligarchs of El Paso are very excited about the controversial $750,000,000 project to expand the width of Interstate 10 through downtown El Paso. They imagine the construction of a…
WORKERS REMOVING FENCE AROUND “ARENA FOOTPRINT” IN DURANGUITO
True to their word, the City of El Paso is in the process of removing the fences blocking access to Chihuahua Street in the former “Arena Footprint.” Today workers began…
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…