CITY TO ALLOCATE $8.3M FOR 2026 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
On October 28, 2014, the City adopted the “2014-2024 Public Art Master Plan,” which was administered by the Managing Director of Quality of Life of the City of El Paso.…
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 ARTURO ALLUIN FOR CITY DISTRICT 8
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt proudly endorses Arturo Alluin for City District 8. He is the strongest fiscal conservative on the ballot for that race and is committed to restraining…
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…
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES CITY MUST RELEASE DOCUMENTATION FOR COST OF ITS LITIGATION AGAINST JOE PICKETT TO GROSSMAN
On July 20, 2026, former state Rep. Joe Pickett, who filed a lawsuit more than six years ago challenging El Paso’s environmental franchise fee, prevailed in the 8th Court of…
OUR INTERVIEW WITH PAT DIXON, LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
Yesterday we interviewed Pat Dixon, Libertarian candidate for Texas governor, and were joined by Dave Marino, El Paso County Chair of the Libertarian Party. We normally don’t delve into gubernatorial…
DISTRICT 5 REP IVAN NIÑO HAS NO SERIOUS COMPETITOR AND WILL BE REELECTED
City District 5 has one of the lowest voting rates in the entire state of Texas. In the runoff election of December 14, 2024, voter turnout in District 5 was…
CHAVEZ TEXTED THE VOTERS A MEME BUT WE MADE A FEW CORRECTIONS
Alejandra Chavez is running for reelection to City Council and texted this meme to thousands of District 1 voters. We took the liberty of making a few corrections in order…