SAMANIEGO ACCUSES MINERVA OF “MAGA-STYLE TACTICS” IN PARTISAN TEXT
Samaniego voted for a record $894M in bonds and tripled the County debt since assuming office. He increased his own salary by 45.3% and flew business class, in violation of…
SAMANIEGO DECLINES TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRE TO EL PASO TIMES
Reporter Jeff Abbot covers County politics for the El Paso Times and invited the incumbent for County Judge, Ricardo Samaniego, and his Republican challenger, Minerva Torres Shelton, to submit a…
“I VOTED TO LOWER THE CITY’S PROPERTY TAX RATE TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN A DECADE”
Last month the El Paso Times asked Rep. Alejandra Chavez this question: “What specific actions would you support to slow the growth of property tax bills or reduce services?” Chavez…
CITY COUNCIL INCREASED AIRPORT PARKING FROM $7 TO $9 PER DAY, UP 29%
The new $9.00/day long-term airport parking fee went into effect in March as a result of the FY26 budget vote, which also increased our City property tax by 5.2%. Rep.…
CITY TO ALLOCATE $8.3M FOR 2026 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
On October 28, 2014, the City adopted the “2014-2024 Public Art Master Plan,” which was administered by the Managing Director of Quality of Life of the City of El Paso.…
RICARDO SAMANIEGO’S TRANSITION FROM MAN OF THE PEOPLE TO ROYAL LAPDOG
Ricardo Samaniego’s beat John Cook in the Primary Runoff Election of May 22, 2018 by only 238 votes and then ran unopposed in the General Election of November 6. He…
ENDORSING ARTURO ALLUIN FOR CITY DISTRICT 8
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt proudly endorses Arturo Alluin for City District 8. He is the strongest fiscal conservative on the ballot for that race and is committed to restraining…
ENDORSING MATT SISTRUNK FOR EL PASO COUNTY PRECINCT 2
The El Paso County Taxpayer Revolt proudly endorses Matt Sistrunk for El Paso County Precinct 2. He is a military veteran and strong fiscal conservative who will always stand with…
EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $23.5 MILLION ON OVERTIME PAY SINCE UGARTE ASSUMED OFFICE (CORRECTION)
*UPDATED 10/6/2026 We can now confirm that between December 22, 2024 and September 26, 2026, the Sheriff’s Office spent $23,547,749 on overtime. Ugarte assumed office January 1, 2025 and FY…
EL PASO SHERIFF’S OFFICE PAYS $2.2M IN OVERTIME TO 20 EMPLOYEES BETWEEN DECEMBER 22, 2024 AND SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
UPDATED 10/6/2026 We submitted a public information request to El Paso County for “a list of employees of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (to include all police officers) who…