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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

August 28, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its…

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POLK AND MATA CONDUCT FIRST JOURNALISTIC INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR, PREDICTS ANOTHER TAX INCREASE FOR FY 2027

August 24, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Andrew Polk of KVIA and Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc conducted the first journalistic interview of Renard Johnson since he became Mayor of El Paso on January 7.…

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COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $137 ON AVERAGE

August 20, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We all knew a massive County tax increase was coming because four of five members of the Commissioners Court are tax-and-spend liberals who would rather waste our hard-earned money than…

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MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

August 18, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

When Mayor Renard Johnson decided to give an exclusive media interview to discuss his first six months in office, he did not go to Adam Powell, Lesley Engle, or Julia…

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30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

August 14, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Last month we cited a City audit dated March 6 revealing that 10 hotels failed to remit $1,121,530.45 in hotel occupancy tax (HOT), including penalties and interest. Now we have…

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CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 5.2%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

August 1, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Yesterday our City Council held a Special Meeting and under agenda item 3 voted 8-0 to introduce an ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.759649 per $100 of property valuation.…

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WE ARE RAISING YOUR PROPERTY TAX 6.5% BUT, HEY, DON’T I LOOK GREAT?

July 26, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

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EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT SALUTES THE GREAT OZZY OSBORNE (1948-2025)

July 23, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Black Sabbath was one of the greatest metal bands that ever was and Ozzy was its beating heart. Many of his songs attacked government corruption. One of our favorites is…

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CITY AUDITOR RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER

July 22, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Yesterday we reported that Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon is resigning, with his last day of work scheduled for October 10. The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt has now obtained his…

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IS THE CITY PLANNING TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER?

July 22, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We broke the news on March 4 that the City is planning a major expansion of the Convention Center south of San Antonio Avenue, up to the edge of Overland…

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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

POLK AND MATA CONDUCT FIRST JOURNALISTIC INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR, PREDICTS ANOTHER TAX INCREASE FOR FY 2027

COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $137 ON AVERAGE

MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 5.2%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

WE ARE RAISING YOUR PROPERTY TAX 6.5% BUT, HEY, DON’T I LOOK GREAT?

EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT SALUTES THE GREAT OZZY OSBORNE (1948-2025)

CITY AUDITOR RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER

IS THE CITY PLANNING TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER?

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