MAYOR JOHNSON PROMISED TO LOWER OUR PROPERTY TAX BUT WILL NOT DELIVER
What is the difference between Dee Margo and Renard Johnson, aside from the fact that they are cut from the same cloth and relied upon the same group of friends…
CITY REPS CANALES AND LIMON MOVE TO ESTABLISH BOAC AS PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE WITH EXPANDED OVERSIGHT
The voters passed the Quality of Life Bond on November 6, 2012, authorizing the issuance of $473,250,000 in general obligation bonds for dozens of projects, and only 37 days later…
LIST OF 96 RECIPIENTS OF CAR ALLOWANCE CITED IN CITY AUDIT
The City’s current Vehicle Allowance Program Policy was implemented under City Manager Tommy Gonzalez on August 31, 2015 and has never been updated. Chief City Auditor Edmundo Calderon published his…
ABOLISH THE CLIMATE OFFICE
Dear Mayor and City Council, On November 8, 2022, Proposition C passed with only 50.63% voter support, mandating “the issuance of $5,200,000 General Obligation Bonds for renewable energy and resource…
TOTAL DEBT OF EL PASO TAXING ENTITIES TO SURPASS $11.5 BILLION
We are the only media source that reports the total debt of our local taxing entities. On March 28 we shared statistics from the Texas Bond Review Board showing that…
THE PERFECT STORM: SAMANIEGO AND JOHNSON
County Judge Ricardo Samaniego ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and assumed office January 1, 2019. Since that time, he voted to increase his salary to $152,700 and to…
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.…