THE “ARENA” CRISIS IS FIVE YEARS OLD TODAY
Happy anniversary! Today marks five years since October 13, 2016, when the City of El Paso announced that it would destroy Duranguito for a Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility.…
CITY’S $413M PUBLIC SAFETY BOND HAS NO CITIZEN OVERSIGHT!
Dear Friends and Media, Unlike the 2012 Quality of Life Bond ($473,250,000) and the 2019 Ysleta School Bond ($425,000,000), the 2019 Public Safety Bond ($413,000,000) has no bond overview advisory…
CITY HOLDS TEXAS RECORD FOR DEBT FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AUTHORIZES $293M MORE SINCE 2019!
Dear Media, This email is just for you! One year ago I submitted to you my research on the City’s outstanding debt from certificates of obligation, which are supposed to…
STATE BOARD OF REVIEW VOTES 9-0 TO ADVANCE NOMINATION OF DOWNTOWN TO NATIONAL REGISTER! VICTORY!!!
Media and Friends, I am pleased to announce that the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission has voted unanimously to recommend that Downtown El Paso become a…
STATE SEN. JOSE RODRIGUEZ SENDS LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THC BOARD OF REVIEW
Dear Friends and Media, Texas State Sen. Jose Rodriguez’s term of office ended at 12:00pm, a few minutes ago. Since historic preservation and heritage tourism have always been among his…
DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: WILL THE MAYOR TAKE ACTION?
Dear Friends and Media: First, a point of clarification. It was Dee Margo who sent the letter to the Texas Historical Commission on December 23 (shared yesterday). There is no…
CITY BREAKS TEXAS RECORD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBT FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AUTHORIZES $200M MORE SINCE LAST YEAR!
Dear Media, This email is just for you! I have completed my research on the issuance of certificates of obligation by the City of El Paso after carefully analyzing the…
POPULATION OF EL PASO DECLINES BY 897 IN 2017-2018
Friends and Media, Rich Wright has repeatedly informed the public about El Paso’s stagnant population because our local media will not. “Between 2012 and 2017, Houston’s population grew by 156,559…
MAYOR AND WIFE VIOLATE PROTOCOLS: FOUR CITY REPS GO ON THE RECORD
Dear Friends, KFOX14 updated its report on the Mayor’s violations of his own directive and uploaded a video link to yesterday’s 5:00pm report. The Mayor is now on the record:…
DEE AND ADAIR MARGO CAUGHT VIOLATING SOCIAL DISTANCING DIRECTIVE
Dear Friends and Media, Dee and Adair Margo have been photographed violating the Mayor’s own social distancing directives at the El Paso County Club. KFOX 14 has published the story…