NEW CITY FIRE STATION TO COST $1,180 PER SQUARE FOOT!
Dear Friends and Media, On November 5, 2019 El Pasoans voted to issue $413,122,650 in general obligation bonds for public safety projects. The breakdown of how the funds would be…
RENT FOR TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS UP 17% SINCE LAST YEAR!
Dear Friends, In the current issue of El Paso Inc, Reyes Mata shows that rent for a two-bedroom apartment in El Paso increased 16.9% for the 12 months ending in…
EL PASO INC: HIGH TAXES DRIVING EL PASOANS TO FLEE IN LARGE NUMBERS
Dear Friends, David Crowder of El Paso Inc published a bombshell report yesterday focusing on El Paso’s anemic growth with respect to the nearby towns of Dona Ana County, New…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
Dear Friends, The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Childrens Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will…
EL PASO MATTERS REPORT: “HOMEOWNERS CONTEND WITH SHARP CLIMB IN PROPERTY TAX BILLS”
El Paso Matters has recently been investigating the critically important issues of debt and taxation. Elida S. Perez just published an excellent report titled “El Paso homeowners contend with sharp…
EL PASO TIMES DOUBLE FEATURE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON DEFICIT SPENDING AND TAXES
Dear Friends, This past Friday, the El Paso Times published two letters to the editor under the heading “City officials forget their obligation to taxpayers.” They lament the City’s out-of-control…
CITY’S OUTSTANDING NON-VOTER APPROVED DEBT HITS TEXAS RECORD: MORE THAN $1.1 BILLION INCLUDING INTEREST
On Tuesday, KVIA aired an excellent report on the City’s outstanding non-voter-approved debt from certificates of obligation, but they misstated the figures. According to KVIA, the City owes $851.1M in…
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…