EL CHUQUEÑO SPEAKS TO JOE PICKETT ABOUT THE CITY’S $30 MILLION “SLUSH FUND”
Rich Wright of El Chuqueño has started a new podcast and his first guests were former Texas Rep. Joe Pickett and me. We discussed the City’s $30 million slush fund,…
CITY USING “FRANCHISE FEE” ON OUR WATER BILLS AS A SLUSH FUND
If you pay a monthly water bill like I do, you will notice a tax levied by the Environmental Services Department (ESD) of the City of El Paso. I have…
CITY LIES TO KVIA ABOUT PROPERTY TAX
In his report last night, Erik Elken discussed how inflation, lack of supply, and our rising property tax are making homes in El Paso less affordable. He asked the City…
EL PASO PROPERTY TAX WILL RISE SHARPLY NEXT FISCAL YEAR
Yesterday the voters of El Paso approved all three propositions of the Community Progress Bond for a total of $272,480,000 in new borrowing. In addition, there are hundreds of millions…
CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX 8 YEARS IN A ROW
The chart attached to this email is especially for you, so that you have accurate information when you report on City tax rates. I plot all the adopted tax rates…
YES, CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ RAISED OUR PROPERTY TAX!
Of all the candidates who received megabucks from the Oligarchs on the West Side, incumbent Claudia Rodriguez of District 6 stands out for her mendacious claim: “Claudia has never voted…
CITY DISTRIBUTES NEW REPORT LYING ABOUT PROPERTY TAX
The City of El Paso is distributing the “Inaugural Edition” of a 22-page digital booklet called “Elevating our City,” which I have appended below. On page 6 you will read…
ABC-7 XTRA: LIBERTARIAN PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS CITY SPENDING
Last night Stephanie Valle and Erik Elken of KVIA hosted CFO Robert Cortinas and Project Manager Yvette Hernandez of the City of El Paso on ABC-7 XTRA to discuss the…
ANALISA SILVERSTEIN AND BETTINA OLIVARES ON THE RECORD: CITY PROPERTY TAX AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Today the Community First Coalition of El Paso hosted candidates for City Districts 1 and 8 at the Sacred Heart Church Gymnasium. Each candidate was asked nine questions, followed by…
MAX GROSSMAN TO THE EL PASO TIMES: THE DAYS OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE OVER
The El Paso Times was kind enough to publish a guest column I submitted to them and I thank them for letting me share my view about certificates of obligation.…