NUMBER OF EPISD FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES DROPS 14% SINCE 2014
Thanks to new data we acquired through an open records request, we can now report that the number of full-time EPISD employees decreased from 8,402 in 2014 to 7,229 this…
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…
COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
Today the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to increase the County property tax rate to $0.458889 per $100 of assessed value, which is five cents more than the no-new-revenue rate…
KFOX14: NINE EL PASO SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS EARN A TOTAL OF $2,055,721
Why do we have nine school districts with nine administrations and nine headquarters? Why are we paying nine superintendents a total of $2,055,721 in a community with so many living…
EPISD SALARIES REVEALED
If you live within the El Paso Independent School District as we do, you will notice that 44.4% of your property tax bill supports K-12 education. Since we are curious…
COUNTY VOTES FOR 16% SALARY INCREASE FOR COMMISSIONERS, UP 113% SINCE 2016
Our County Commissioners Court consists of four Commissioners and a County Judge. In 2016, our four County Commissioners were paid $62,680 per year and the County Judge was paid $87,577.…
EL PASO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RATES
The Socorro Independent School District recently posted the attached chart on their webpage showing the tax rates for the nine school districts in El Paso County. If you reside within…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO NOT INCREASE PROPERTY TAX!
At today’s Special Meeting, our City Council voted unanimously to cap the City tax rate at the no-new-revenue rate of $0.832001 for each $100 of property valuation. That means that…
CITY DEBT APPROACHING $3 BILLION!
According to page 79 of the FY 2023 Budget Book, our City owes $2,257,059,064, of which $851,565,991 is principal and interest on ten certificates of obligation that were issued without…
CITY BUDGET TO INCREASE TO $1.3B FOR FY 2024, HERNANDEZ WANTS MORE DEBT
Cindy Ramirez of El Paso Matters published a substantive report on the ongoing budget talks in City Council. To summarize, Interim City Manager Cary Westin and CFO Robert Cortinas proposed…