SAMANIEGO ASKS PERMISSION TO RECEIVE PRIVATE FUNDS FOR TRAVEL TO TAIWAN
Yesterday the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 in support item 13A, “to allow the County Judge to accept any donations for the purpose of travel to Taiwan to…
MAYOR JOHNSON, PLEASE WRITE TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Dear Mayor Johnson, Yesterday, City Council voted 8-0 to proceed with a RFQ that will result in the sale of 17 City-owned properties within the former Arena Footprint to private…
STOUT WANTS A NEW $105M COLISEUM BOND, IGNORES THE WILL OF THE VOTERS
On November 5, El Pasoans rejected El Paso Bond Proposition D, which would have authorized the issuance of $105,485,000 in general obligation bonds “for the County’s Coliseum and adjacent facilities…
ABOLISH THE CLIMATE OFFICE
Dear Mayor and City Council, On November 8, 2022, Proposition C passed with only 50.63% voter support, mandating “the issuance of $5,200,000 General Obligation Bonds for renewable energy and resource…
THE DEVELOPERS AND THEIR ALLIES SEIZE CONTROL OF THE CITY’S FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
For two years, Brian Rep. Kennedy was Chair of the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) of the City of El Paso and served alongside Reps. Alexsandra Annello, Joe Molinar,…
JOHNSON EXPLAINS WHY HE ABSTAINED FROM VOTE TO INCREASE WATER FEES BY 7.5%
Yesterday we reported that the Public Service Board, consisting of the Mayor Johnson and five others, voted 5-1 to increase our water fees by 7.5% for the average homeowner. We…
JOHNSON ABSTAINS FROM VOTE TO INCREASE WATER FEES 7.5%
Yesterday the Public Service Board, which consists of the Mayor and five members appointed by City Council, voted 5-1 to increase our water, wastewater, and stormwater fees for FY 2025-26…
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ MAYOR PRO TEMP, INDICATES CLEAN BREAK WITH FISCAL CONSERVATIVES
This morning, Renard Johnson made a motion to appoint newly-sworn-in City Rep Alejandra Chavez of District 1 as Mayor Pro Temp and Art Fierro of District 6 as Alt Mayor…
THE REIGN OF GASSANDRA ENDS TODAY!
Cassandra Hernandez began her stint as a City Council Representative on June 27, 2017 and her final day in office is today. El Paso has suffered 2,757 days under her…
CITY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO $15.75
Only our City would guarantee the highest minimum wage in our region, more than double the federal and state minimum wage of $7.25, regardless of employee qualifications. We would prefer…