FIRE UNION REJECTS CITY OFFER OF $7.7M INCREASE FOR FY 2027
The union representing El Paso firefighters has rejected a $43 million increase for the next four fiscal years offered by the City. Apparently the union doesn’t care if the City…
EL PASO MATTERS DEFENDS MAYOR’S LIE ABOUT LOWERING OUR PROPERTY TAX
As every El Pasoan who is not in a coma knows, Mayor Renard Johnson promised repeatedly to lower our property tax during his election campaign. Now that outraged El Pasoans…
CITY REP. ART FIERRO ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOODY HUNT AND THE MARGOS
Judge him by his friends. Pro-Debt Plaza incumbent Art Fierro of District 6, according to item 17 of the current City Council agenda, recently accepted contributions of $2,500 from Woody…
CITY SUES ATTORNEY GENERAL PAXTON TO PREVENT MAX GROSSMAN FROM RECEIVING PUBLIC RECORDS ON INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS
On March 20, 2026 I submitted a public information request to the City of El Paso asking for “a complete list of approved and pending incentive agreements to lure companies…
STOUT AND CORONADO VOTE AGAINST COUNTY PAY RAISES BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCLUDED
During today’s County Commissioners Court meeting under Budget and Finance item 12A, the five-member court discussed whether to increase the salaries of County employees up to 4.0%, effective January 3,…
EL PASO INC: 8,800 HOUSEHOLDS RELOCATED TO NEW MEXICO BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023
Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc just published an exceptional report documenting the exodus of 8,800 El Paso families to New Mexico between 2019 and 2023. According to Mata,…
EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT REJECTS CITY’S PROPOSAL FOR $43 MILLION INCREASE
On July 15, we reported that the union representing El Paso firefighters was demanding an additional $56 million over the next four fiscal years. Adam Powell of the El Paso…
MEDIA ALERT: REPORTING ON CITY TAX INCREASE
Dear News Editors and General Managers of Television News Networks, Every August our City Council votes on a budget and tax rate for the next fiscal year, and every August…
ARTURO ALLUIN, CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 8, RESPONDS TO EL PASO MATTERS HIT PIECE
El Paso Matters, which we contend is a political machine more than a journalistic media outlet, published a hit piece targeting Arturo Alluin, candidate for City District 8: https://elpasomatters.org/…/el-paso-elections-arturo…/ If…
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…