Every year the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence co-author a “50-State Property Tax Comparison Study” examining the property tax rates for the 50…
Yesterday Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times published a report in which he calculates that the proposed UMC debt issuance, now stated to be $346 million, will add $80…
Last month our City Council voted unanimously to order City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to craft a plan to decrease the City property tax rate, which has risen 38% since Gonzalez…
Dear Friends, As I indicated below, the 2020 US Census shows that the population of Texas increased 15.9% between 2010 and 2020, while the population of the City of El…
Dear Friends, Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published a long and interesting report on Texas’ regressive tax system, which disproportionately impacts low-income residents of our state.…
Dear Friends and Media, Unlike the 2012 Quality of Life Bond ($473,250,000) and the 2019 Ysleta School Bond ($425,000,000), the 2019 Public Safety Bond ($413,000,000) has no bond overview advisory…
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…
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…
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…
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…
