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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

August 28, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its…

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POLK AND MATA CONDUCT FIRST JOURNALISTIC INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR, PREDICTS ANOTHER TAX INCREASE FOR FY 2027

August 24, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Andrew Polk of KVIA and Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc conducted the first journalistic interview of Renard Johnson since he became Mayor of El Paso on January 7.…

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RENARD BREAKS PROMISE TO FIX OUR STREETS

August 21, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

As a candidate for Mayor, Renard Johnson repeatedly promised to fix our streets and blamed City Council for failing to allocate $40 million for street repair and maintenance. During the…

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MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

August 18, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

When Mayor Renard Johnson decided to give an exclusive media interview to discuss his first six months in office, he did not go to Adam Powell, Lesley Engle, or Julia…

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30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

August 14, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Last month we cited a City audit dated March 6 revealing that 10 hotels failed to remit $1,121,530.45 in hotel occupancy tax (HOT), including penalties and interest. Now we have…

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CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!

August 8, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

The City is increasing its property tax on the average home value ($221,726) by $83, with no resistance from Mayor Johnson, who had promised to lower our tax. UMC just…

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CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-1 TO NOT APPOINT AN INTERIM CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

August 8, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

It is incredible but true. Our City currently has no Chief Internal Auditor now that Edmundo Calderon has retired. The failure to replace him with an Interim Chief Internal Auditor…

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CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 4.3%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

August 1, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Yesterday our City Council held a Special Meeting and under agenda item 3 voted 8-0 to introduce an ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.759649 per $100 of property valuation.…

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ELIDA S. PEREZ: “EXPANDED EXEMPTION” FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED MEANS ONLY $1.59/MONTH IN SAVINGS

July 25, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

It has been a long time since we shared a report from El Paso Matters, which we consider to be politically compromised. However, we feel this particular report by Elisa…

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CITY AUDITOR RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER

July 22, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Yesterday we reported that Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon is resigning, with his last day of work scheduled for October 10. The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt has now obtained his…

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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

POLK AND MATA CONDUCT FIRST JOURNALISTIC INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR, PREDICTS ANOTHER TAX INCREASE FOR FY 2027

RENARD BREAKS PROMISE TO FIX OUR STREETS

MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!

CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-1 TO NOT APPOINT AN INTERIM CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR

CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 4.3%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

ELIDA S. PEREZ: “EXPANDED EXEMPTION” FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED MEANS ONLY $1.59/MONTH IN SAVINGS

CITY AUDITOR RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER

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COMMISSIONER STOUT SPONSORS “PAUL CICALA APPRECIATION DAY”

CITY REP ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RAKES IN $55,457 FROM ONLY 37 CONTRIBUTORS

EPISD SALARIES REVEALED

CITY TO INCREASE AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX BY $105, FY2027 BUDGET TO INCREASE 1.7% TO $1.405 BILLION

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