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…
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,…
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…
CITY REP ACEVEDO APPOINTS EDWARD ESCUDERO TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
The Public Service Board (PSB) is the most powerful board you’ve never heard of. They govern El Paso Water and make all the major decisions about local public land and…
KFOX14: MAYOR’S PROMISE TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX MORPHS INTO PROMISE TO “KEEP THE TAX BURDEN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE”
On February 15 we shared the five-year financial outlook of City CFO Robert Cortinas, who predicts a widening gap in the General Fund budget in FY 2027-2031 amounting to a…