EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL POISED TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $105 ON AVERAGE
The El Paso City Council is set to review tax rates and a proposed $1.4 billion budget that could raise property taxes during its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Mayor Renard…
MAYOR MARGO INSISTED SALE OF EP ELECTRIC TO JP MORGAN CHASE WOULD BE GOOD FOR EL PASO
Among the many horrible things Mayor Dee Margo did to our community was casting the tie-breaking vote to sell EP Electric to a group of Wall Street investors on December…
SAM ARMIJO FOR DISTRICT 1
Dr. Sam Armijo is the obvious choice to replace tax-and-spend liberal Alejandra Chavez on City Council. It his hard for us to imagine a more qualified candidate, given his decades…
EL PASO FIREFIGHTERS UNION DEMANDS $56.1M MORE OVER NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS
The City of El Paso is facing an extremely serious financial challenge from Local 51, representing around 900 firefighters. We all love our firefighters but they are already very well…
CITY REP ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RAKES IN $55,457 FROM ONLY 37 CONTRIBUTORS
Item 14 of the City Council Agenda for June 23 reveals that Alejandra Chavez, City Representative of District 1 and a prominent member of the Oligarchy Caucus, recently raised $55,457…
MATTHEW GUZMAN, OFFICER OF DOWNTOWN DEBT PLAZA FOUNDATION, RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL
City Rep. Chris Canales of District 8 is facing two challengers in the November 3 General Election: Matthew Guzman, a pro-Debt-Plaza drone who must be opposed at all costs, and…
CITY POPULATION DECLINES BY 2,209 FROM 2024 TO 2025, BUT WHY?
According to estimates from the US Census Bureau, the population of the City of El Paso decreased by 2,209 inhabitants from 2024 to 2025. During the same period, the portion…
MAYOR ON LOWERING PROPERTY TAX: “I MAY NOT EVER SEE IT IN MY LIFETIME”
Andy Morgan of KTSM 9 News recently interviewed Mayor Johnson. We learned the network sent the Mayor’s office the questions in advance, which was a huge mistake. No journalist should…
DR. SAM ARMIJO TO CHALLENGE CITY REP. ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ OF DISTRICT 1!
Dr. Sam Armijo is a fierce fiscal conservative and is running for City District 1 against tax-and-spend incumbent Alejandra Chavez. Armijo, who holds a PhD in Materials Science from Stanford…
MAYOR TIGHTENING CONTROL OVER TIRZ 5, REAPPOINTS ORTEGA
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) number 5 encompasses all of Downtown, the western part of the Segundo Barrio, and a portion of Central El Paso. Any incremental increase in tax…