ROBERT MOORE: “RENTERS FACE BIG HIT FROM PROPERTY TAX INCREASES”
Robert Moore of El Paso Matters published a report analyzing the impact of property tax increases on rental properties, where most low-income El Pasoans live. As we all know, the…
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Robert Moore of El Paso Matters published a report analyzing the impact of property tax increases on rental properties, where most low-income El Pasoans live. As we all know, the…
The media have reported that the Central Appraisal District recently increased our average property valuations by an average of 13.3%. What they did not report, however, is that City Rep.…
As if our property tax were not high enough already, yesterday our City Council voted 6-2, under agenda item 7, to raise our City property tax by about $83 for…
oday County Commissioner Iliana Holguin, who opposes the use of certificates of obligation to pay for the proposed expansion of UMC, will host a “UMC Bond Presentation” at Ysleta High…
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The El Paso Commissioners Court was poised to rubber-stamp $346 million in certificates of obligation to fund the UMC hospital expansion, but Jacob…
All six of our local television news outlets reported that the City is lowering our tax rate by 4.49 cents without informing their viewers that the 13.3% increase in property…
The Ministry of Truth of the City of El Paso has shifted its propaganda machine into high gear. Rep. Peter Svarzbein of District 1 posted the attached City propaganda to…
As you may have noticed, Adam Powell is the new City reporter for the El Paso Times. He replaces Anthony Jackson, who did a great job during his time in…
City Reps. Hernandez, Salcido and Rodriguez published a column in the El Paso Times in which they brag about property tax exemptions for disabled and senior citizens and then congratulate…
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence just came out with their report on the tax rates of the 50 largest cities in America…