COUNTY RAMPS UP PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF ISSUING MASSIVE DEBT
The County Commissioners Court is on an unprecedented spending binge. Not only have they raised our taxes and increased their salaries, they now plan to issue up to $500 million…
INTERVIEW WITH TED HOUGHTON, FORMER TEXAS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, NOW CHAIR OF EL PASO MOBILITY COMMISSION
Ted Houghton is the principal of Houghton Financial Partners, Chair of the El Paso Mobility Commission, and Vice-Chair of the Medical Center of the Americas. In previous years, he served…
COUNTY APPOINTS FIRST FIVE MEMBERS OF BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
During the January 8 meeting of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, the first five members of the new Bond Advisory Committee were appointed. According to the backup to agenda…
COUNTY POISED TO APPROVE $500 MILLION IN NEW DEBT!
We warned you this was coming. Today under agenda item 13, the El Paso County Commissioners Court is discussing its FY2024 Multiyear Capital Plan, which includes $500 million in new…
INTRODUCING OUR FIVE LOCAL TAXING ENTITIES: CITY, COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, UMC, AND EPCC
These are the five entities that together comprise our property tax bill and greedily consume our property tax dollars. All five eat from the same trough and each tries to…
LIBERTARIANS ADDRESS THE EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Today Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, and Ryan Woodcraft, Libertarian candidate for County Precinct 1, addressed the El Paso County Commissioners Court to respond to…
ALERT: COUNTY TO DISCUSS FUTURE BONDING CAPACITY TOMORROW!
In October we reported that the County may hold a bond election in November 2024 and ask the voters to issue up to $350 million in general obligation bonds, and…
COUNTY MAY HOLD BOND ELECTION, COULD ISSUE UP TO $500 MILLION OF NEW DEBT BY JANUARY 2025!
On Monday, October 23 the County’s financial advisers, Brad Angst and Nancy Rocha, gave the Commissioners Court a Q3 market update under agenda item 8. Toward the end of their…
COMMISSIONER HOLGUIN: “I STRONGLY OBJECTED TO INCREASING TAXES”
Commissioner Iliana Holguin Regarding the Tax Increase Approved by the Commissioners Court Dear Pct. #3 Residents: I am very saddened to have to report that at the August 28, 2023…