COUNTY BUDGET DEFICIT FOR FY2025 MORE THAN DOUBLES
Harrison Parker of KFOX14 aired an outstanding report revealing that the County budget deficit for FY 2025 (ending September 30) has increased from $18-25M to $55-62M. The new figure is…
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD RESIGNS
Stacy Pierson was appointed Chief Operations Officer of EPISD in September 2023 and worked alongside former Superintendent Diana Sayavedra until she was fired by the Board of Trustees this past…
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD TRIES TO STOP KFOX14 INTERVIEW WITH HANANY
Yesterday Julia Spencer of KFOX14 aired an outstanding interview with EPISD Board President Hanany, whom she pressed with tough questions about her support for keeping Lamar Elementary open. The school…
LETTER TO EL PASO TIMES: LOWERING PROPERTY TAX WILL REQUIRE SUPERHUMAN INGENUITY
I wish to thank Mayor Renard Johnson for repeatedly promising to lower our property tax during his election campaign. When Dee Margo ran for office, he merely promised to “hold…
SAYAVEDRA NARROWS EPISD DEFICIT TO $6M, HANANY TAKES CREDIT
Superintendent Diana Sayavedra and her team managed to narrow the EPISD budget deficit for FY 2026 from $30.6 million to $6 million by cutting spending, streamlining the administration, and closing…
EPISD TERMINATES CARY WESTIN WITH ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT IN CONTRACT
We regret to report that (Ret) Col. Cary Westin, who had signed a contract with El Paso Independent School District to serve as a business consultant starting April 2, was…
GROSSMAN “THANKS” MAYOR FOR PROMISING LOWER PROPERTY TAXES
Dr. Max Grossman spoke before City Council at Public Comment to thank City Council and staff for recent actions and to “thank” Mayor Renard Johnson for promising to lower our…
CITY CANCELS PLAN TO REVISE FUND BALANCE POLICY
This past Friday we reported that the City planned to revise the policy governing the unrestricted fund balance, sometimes known as the rainy day fund, which currently stands at a…
COUNTY DEBT ISSUES REVEALED
In November, El Paso voters approved County Proposition A ($95,615,000 for parks and recreation), Proposition B ($26,700,000 for Medical Examiner facilities), and Proposition E ($32,710,000 for the Animal Shelter), for…
EPISD TRUSTEE CALL: “THE FORCES OF DARKNESS, CORRUPTION, AND SELFISH AMBITION HAVE WON”
Tonight, after about 2.5 hours of public comment with scores of speakers supporting Superintendent Diana Sayavedra, the Board of Trustees voted 4-2 to force her resignation, with Daniel Call and…