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 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…
COMMISSIONER BUTLER TO SHERIFF UGARTE: “WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO NOT PAY” FOR BUDGET OVERRUNS
Today Sheriff Oscar Ugarte appeared before the El Paso County Commissioners Court under agenda item 13B, “Budget and Finance.” His department is the only unit of the County that is…
COUNTY JUDGE SAMANIEGO’S FAKE LAMBORGHINI PURCHASE
In November 2024, Netflix aired “Lowrider Showrider,” which was Episode 7 of the second season of its popular series Tex Mex Motors. During the episode, commercial real estate agent Juan…
JUDGE HIM BY HIS FRIENDS!
A picture is worth a thousand words, and this photo from the Borderplex Alliance Christmas Party was posted by County Judge Samaniego back in December 2024. From left to right,…
STOUT SPENT MORE ON TRAVEL THAN THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT COMBINED, SAMANIEGO UNDER FIRE FOR TAIWAN EXPENDITURES
Lesley Engle of KVIA ABC-7 News, with the assistance of Andrew J. Polk, just published a journalistic masterpiece that every citizen of El Paso must read. Here is what we…
KVIA EXCLUSIVE: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SPENT NEARLY $234,000 ON TRAVEL SINCE FY2022 INCLUDING VEGAS, HAWAII, AND TAIWAN
Lesley Engle and Andrew Polk will break this story tomorrow and we will learn how one County Commissioner spent more on travel than the other four members of the Commissioners…
EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT INTERVIEWS MATT SISTRUNK, CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 2
Matt Sistrunk, a Republican and committed conservative, is running to for El Paso County Precinct 2 against Democrat Miguel Teran. Watch our interview!