WILLIAM STAFFORD THURMOND TO MAYOR OF EL PASO
Mayor, I want to express my sincere disappointment with the direction of your administration and the lack of follow‑through on commitments made during your campaign. Many of us remember the…
COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES GO ON THE RECORD
Yesterday our own Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, was hosted by George Saenz at a dinner meeting of building contractors and other professionals who wanted…
TOMMY GONZALEZ IS CITY MANAGER OF MIDLAND BUT MOONLIGHTS IN PECOS FOR $9,500/MONTH
Tommy Gonzalez was City Manager of El Paso from 2014 until February 28, 2023, when he was fired without cause. His final salary was $424,595 plus benefits. We reported that…
MAYOR TO KTSM ON PROPERTY TAX: “WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN THAT AREA”
Today the Mayor gave his “State of the City” speech before the political and business elite of El Paso. After thanking his political allies for about five minutes, asking them…
EL PASO CHAMBER ANNOUNCES MAYOR JOHNSON HAS “SOLD OUT”
This was posted by the El Paso Chamber earlier today. No, we did not add the “SOLD OUT” sign. That was them and we couldn’t agree more! So our sellout…
CITY COUNCIL “DISCRETIONARY FUND” EXPENDITURES IN FY 2025
Yesterday we reported that our eight City Council representatives are collectively holding $609,540 in “discretionary funds,” which are routinely used to purchase popularity at taxpayer expense. Each city representative automatically…
CITY REPS HOLDING $609,540 IN “DISCRETIONARY” SLUSH FUNDS
At the start of each fiscal year, $10,000 of “discretionary funds” are automatically deposited into the account of each of the eight members of City Council. These funds are supposedly…
CITY REP NINO SHOWERED WITH OLIGARCHY CASH
We have seen this happen time and again. A 30-something nobody runs for City office on a progressive platform and claims to stand for the working people of El Paso,…
FOSTER, DE LA VEGA, AND HUNTS GAVE $34.3M TO CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
Martin Paredes published an exceptional report for El Paso News in which he documents all federal campaign contributions by Paul Foster, Alejandra de la Vega, and Woody and Josh Hunt…
ESCOBAR’S MUPPETS
As everyone knows, Congresswoman Escobar strategically backs candidates for local office in order to reinforce her political agenda. Make no mistake about it. Mayor Johnson, City Rep. Chavez, and Sheriff…