CITY IS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ITS 6.5% TAX INCREASE
They are trying to fool us again. The City issued a press release July 3 claiming the preliminary budget for FY 2026 maintains “a structurally balanced approach with no increase…
CITY BUDGET FOR FY 2026 INCLUDES 6.5% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE!
City Manager Dionne Mack and CFO Robert Cortinas presented their preliminary budget for FY 2026 and it comes with a 6.5% property tax increase. That works out to $1,701 for…
ART FIERRO TAKES IN $22,250 IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ELITES, INCLUDING $500 FROM MAYOR JOHNSON
According to item 12 of Tuesday’s Consent Agenda, City Representative Art Fierro of District 6 recently took in $22,250 in contributions from El Paso’s elites, including $500 from Mayor Renard…
JOHNSON ENDORSES SAMANIEGO FOR RE-ELECTION, CLAIMS HE WANTS TO LOWER OUR TAXES
We have seen a lot of mendacious campaign ads over the years, but Mayor Renard Johnson’s video endorsing Ricardo Samaniego’s re-election for County Judge is Texas AAA prime bulls%$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…
LETTER TO EL PASO TIMES: LOWERING PROPERTY TAX WILL REQUIRE SUPERHUMAN INGENUITY
I wish to thank Mayor Renard Johnson for repeatedly promising to lower our property tax during his election campaign. When Dee Margo ran for office, he merely promised to “hold…
UPPER CITY ADMINISTRATORS GET SALARY INCREASES UP TO 42%
Dionne Mack began her position as City Manager on September 3, 2024. Within a short time, she approved raises for 37 deputy city managers and department heads totaling $925,366, with…
IS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING TO FIRE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CALDERON?
The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) used to be chaired by Rep. Brian Kennedy. That is when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon investigated the gas cards, P-cards and 380…
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…
JEREMY JORDAN ARRAIGNED FOR FELONY ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SCHEDULED FOR JURY TRIAL IN JANUARY
According to County Court records, Jeremy Jordan, the husband of former City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, was indicted for felony assault with a deadly weapon on April 15 and arraigned on…