RENARD WILL DONATE HIS SALARY TO CHARITY IF ELECTED, LOL!
Renard Johnson, whose brother and former business partner has been federally indicted in a $3 million Ponzi scheme, promises to give away his salary if elected Mayor. Wow, we are…
INTERVIEW WITH ISABEL CEBALLOS, CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 2
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt is proud to endorse Isabel Ceballos for City District 2. Ms. Ceballos is a fiscal conservative who will be a fierce defender of the taxpayers…
CITY IS ON RIGHT COURSE, BUT COUNTY SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL: MAX GROSSMAN
Max Grossman: Guest columnist, Published 7:01 a.m. MT Aug. 15, 2024 Our city and county have adopted opposite approaches to borrowing and taxation. While the mayor and majority of City…
JOE PICKETT PREVAILS IN COURT, CITY FRANCHISE FEE IS AN ILLEGAL TAX!
Former State Representative Joe Pickett filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso in October 2020 for illegally charging water customers a franchise fee that constitutes an illegal tax.…
CITY COMMITS TO NO TAX INCREASE FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
Thanks to the financial acumen and wizardry of CFO Robert Cortinas and Interim City Manager Cary Westin, yesterday our City Council was presented with a budget for FY 2024-25 that…
AUDIT REVEALS CITY MISHANDLED NUMEROUS CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENTS WITH DEVELOPERS, LOSING MILLIONS
A new audit reveals the City’s Economic & International Development Department lost millions of dollars because of systemic failures in its handling of Chapter 380 Agreements with developers and did…
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES AMPHITHEATER IN NORTHEAST EL PASO ON 4-3 VOTE
Today under agenda items 38 and 39, City Council voted 4-3 to provide $30.6 million in incentives to Notes Live Inc., which will construct an amphitheater on the site of…
CITY ISSUED $300 MILLION IN DEBT IN 2016 WITH ZERO OR LITTLE PRINCIPAL FOR A DECADE
This past March 25, City CFO Robert Cortinas gave a PowerPoint presentation before City Council in which he discussed his 5-Year Financial Forecast. On page 71, he cited $300 million…
EL PASO TAXING ENTITIES OWE $10.3 BILLION!
No one has ever bothered to calculate the total principal and interest owed by the taxing entities within El Paso County, so we analyzed the statistics on public debt published…
CITY CFO CORTINAS RECOMMENDS ISSUING NO DEBT UNTIL FY 2026
This morning, the City’s Chief Financial Officer Robert Cortinas made a budget presentation to City Council under agenda item 3 in which he recommended issuing zero debt not only this…