THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ
Dear Friends and Media, Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what have been his achievements during the 3,168 days he’s…
WILL CITY COUNCIL FIRE TOMMY GONZALEZ ON TUESDAY?
A few minutes ago the agenda of the February 28 City Council meeting was posted online. Reps. Kennedy of District 1 and Molinar of District 4 are co-sponsoring a item…
EL PASO TIMES: FORMER CITY REP. CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ FINED $1,000 FOR ETHICS VIOLATIONS
Dear Friends and Media, Adam Powell of the El Paso Times reports that former city rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez has been fined $1,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission for multiple…
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION FINES CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ $1,000
Today the Texas Ethics Commission fined former City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez $1,000 for violating Sections 253.003(b), 253.094, 254.031(a)(1), and 254.031(a)(6) of the Texas Election Code. You will recall that…
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FIRES ITS CITY MANAGER
On Wednesday the Austin City Council voted 10-1 to fire their City Manager, Spencer Cronk, who held his position since 2018. Cronk, who is paid a base salary of $388,190…
NIEMAN AND GUDENRATH ATTEMPT TO KILL DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Friends and Media: City Attorney Karla Nieman, at the behest of five members of City Council, and Joe Gudenrath, Executive Director of the Downtown Management District (DMD), are attempting…
CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS FIERRO FOR NOT BEING A “LOYAL DEMOCRAT”
Claudia Rodriguez, the incumbent in the City District 6 race, has emphatically stated again and again that her campaign is non-partisan. She has repeatedly framed her opponent Art Fierro as…
CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ: PARTISAN STRATEGY AND IDENTITY POLITICS
Three prominent journalists have recently reported on the District 6 City Council race between incumbent “Mama bear” Claudia Rodriguez and her challenger Art Fierro. EL PASO MATTERS Victoria Rossi of…
PRO-RODRIGUEZ LETTER TARGETS REPUBLICANS AND LIES TO THEM, ANOTHER MAILER GOES OUT
Carlos and Alicia Sierra of 1729 Lions Gate Lane sent the attached letter to Republicans in District 6 in support of reelecting Claudia Rodriguez. They are the parents of Carlos…
MULTIPLE ETHICS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST REP. CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ
On October 17 Victoria Rossi of El Paso Matters published a report citing irregularities in the campaign financial disclosures of Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6, who is running…