EL PASO STATE HOUSE REPS VOTE TO INCREASE VEHICLE FEES TO HIGHEST IN TEXAS
On May 3, the Texas House passed HB 79, which would increase the registration fee for a standard vehicle in El Paso County from $84 to $94, making our fee…
ELECTION RESULTS: PROP K CRASHES AND BURNS
Only 9,209 El Pasoans voted for Proposition K. That is merely 23% of the number who signed the Sunrise El Paso petition to place the measure on the ballot. Apparently…
TEXAS HOUSE VOTES TO BAN THE USE OF COs FOR NEW SPORTS VENUES
The Texas Legislature is seeking ways to provide property tax relief. One of their key strategies is to restrict the use of certificates of obligation, which have been abused by…
PETITION IN SUPPORT OF HB 1489 LIMITING THE USE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
The Libre Initiative has launched a petition in support of Texas House Bill 1489, which would limit the use of certificates of obligation (non-voted-approved debt) to a narrow list of…
STATE SEN. CESAR BLANCO VOTES TO ABOLISH FACULTY TENURE
On April 20, The Texas Senate voted 18-11 to end faculty tenure at public universities for newly hired professors. Sen. César Blanco was the only Democrat to vote for this…
REFORM OUR CITY FINANCES, VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION J!
Rep. Cassandra Hernandez told Ariana Parra of KFOX14 that she opposes Proposition J, which obviously means that we should all support it. You see, if you want to use your…
ON WITH BUZZ ADAMS THIS MORNING DISCUSSING PROP K
On my way to work this morning, I stopped by KLAQ on Mesa Street to join Buzz Adams and Megan McCormick on the Buzz Adams Morning Show on 95.5 FM…
TEXAS HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS AIM TO REGULATE LOCAL CLIMATE CHARTERS
You will want to pay very close attention to three bicameral bills currently under consideration in the Texas Legislature. There is House Bill 2127, “Relating to state preemption of and…
EL PASO BALLOT PROPOSITIONS: ENDORSEMENTS
I know that many of you will not agree with me on all of these, but for what they’re worth, here are my endorsements for the 11 ballot propositions that…
VOTE “HELL NO” ON PROPOSITION K!
Here are the five reasons why we need to defeat Proposition K: 1. It mandates an expansion of our City government that would cost over $154 million plus $4.1 million…