SAMANIEGO BEGINS OLIGARCH-FUNDED CAMPAIGN BLITZ
On this Labor Day let us remember that it is our money, the product of our labor, that our government is spending whenever they issue debt and increase our taxes.…
DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to…
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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION
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…
CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!
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…
FLUFFY FOR COUNTY JUDGE, MISS PIGGY FOR PRECINCT 4!
We are pleased to announce that not only is our dog Fluffy running for County Judge against the incumbent Ricardo Samaniego, but Miss Piggy is running for Commissioner of Precinct…
IS THE KFOX14 “DEBT PLAZA” POLL FLAWED?
As we previously reported, KFOX14 conducted an unscientific online poll on the “Debt Plaza” to determine what percentage of El Pasoans support the $412 million project. The poll spanned the…
JOHNSON ENDORSES SAMANIEGO FOR RE-ELECTION, CLAIMS HE WANTS TO LOWER OUR TAXES
We have seen a lot of mendacious campaign ads over the years, but Mayor Renard Johnson’s video endorsing Ricardo Samaniego’s re-election for County Judge is Texas AAA prime bulls%$t. Johnson…
FLUFFY FOR COUNTY JUDGE!
We are pleased to announce that our Welsh Corgi, Fluffy, has declared his candidacy for County Judge! He is appointing Kermit the Frog as his Treasurer and Miss Piggy as…
WHO WILL DEFEAT COMMISSIONER SERGIO CORONADO IN NOVEMBER 2026?
The General Election of November 2026 may seem far away, but we cannot wait to see Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 booted from office! By any standard, Coronado is…
DOES DISARMING LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER?
Of all the wasteful, useless government programs, this one has got to be the dumbest. Instead of disarming law-abiding citizens, the County should focus on arresting and prosecuting armed criminals.