SUPPORT THE MAYOR’S VETO OF $96M IN NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT!
At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, under agenda item 19, an attempt will be made by Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her allies to override the Mayor’s veto of $96 million of…
MAYOR LEESER VETOES $96 MILLION CO ISSUANCE!
Mayor Oscar Leeser has just vetoed the issuance of $96 million in certificates of obligation, which was approved by City Council on Tuesday under agenda item 11 on a 6-2…
EL PASO TIMES: “EL PASO’S PROPERTY TAX RATE IS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION”
Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published an extraordinary report titled “El Paso’s property tax rate is among the highest in the nation. Here’s why.” This is…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 TO ISSUE ANOTHER $96M IN CO DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVALÂ
The City Council just voted 6-2 to issue another $96M in CO debt without voter approval, with Reps. Molinar and Rodriguez dissenting. This is in addition to the $93M in…
CITY OF EL PASO POPULATION IS STAGNANT. IT’S THE TAXES!
The 2020 US Census has revealed that the population of Texas increased 15.9% between 2010 and 2020, by a total of 3,999,944 people, while the population of the City of…
CITY EXPENSES TO EXCEED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BY $60 MILLION IN FY 2025
David Crowder of the El Paso Inc published a report in which he analyzed a PowerPoint presented by City CFO Robert Cortinas–yes, the same CFO who recently told me that…
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION ON THE CITY OF EL PASO: “ABUSING” CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IS “BAD BEHAVIOR”
Elida S. Perez just published an excellent report on the City’s abuse of certificates of obligation. It is rare for El Paso Matters to delve into government financial matters, so…
TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE 4.23% TO $38,742,350,037
In preparation for confiscating even more of our wealth, our City Council heard a presentation yesterday from CFO Robert Cortinas in which he affirmed that in FY 2022 the total…
EL PASO TIMES LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “TAX BURDEN BEYOND BELIEF”
Dear Friends, I don’t know Ms. Susan Butkiewicz of East El Paso, but the sentiments she expressed in her recent letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times are…
CITY CFO ROBERT CORTINAS TAKES TWO QUESTIONS FROM US
Yesterday at a District 2 event I had the opportunity to ask City CFO Robert Cortinas two questions, and you may view the video of our exchange here: 1. Given…