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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

August 28, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its…

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COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $137 ON AVERAGE

August 20, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

We all knew a massive County tax increase was coming because four of five members of the Commissioners Court are tax-and-spend liberals who would rather waste our hard-earned money than…

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MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

August 18, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

When Mayor Renard Johnson decided to give an exclusive media interview to discuss his first six months in office, he did not go to Adam Powell, Lesley Engle, or Julia…

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30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

August 14, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Last month we cited a City audit dated March 6 revealing that 10 hotels failed to remit $1,121,530.45 in hotel occupancy tax (HOT), including penalties and interest. Now we have…

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CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!

August 8, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

The City is increasing its property tax on the average home value ($221,726) by $83, with no resistance from Mayor Johnson, who had promised to lower our tax. UMC just…

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CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 4.3%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

August 1, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Yesterday our City Council held a Special Meeting and under agenda item 3 voted 8-0 to introduce an ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.759649 per $100 of property valuation.…

El Paso School Districts

EPISD TRUSTEE ALEX CUELLAR TELLS KVIA “WE’RE NOT GONNA RAID THE FUND BALANCE” THEN VOTES TO DO SO 20 DAYS LATER!

July 30, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

Once in awhile we catch an El Paso politician in an outright lie. EPISD Trustee Alex Cuellar told Mark Ross of ABC-7 XTRA that his Board would not raid the…

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COUNTY BUDGET DEFICIT FOR FY2025 MORE THAN DOUBLES

July 17, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

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…

El Paso School Districts

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD RESIGNS

July 10, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

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…

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CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD TRIES TO STOP KFOX14 INTERVIEW WITH HANANY

July 9, 2025 Chief Instigator No Comments

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…

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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION

COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $137 ON AVERAGE

MOORE BOWS TO MAYOR IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, FAILS TO PRESS HIM ON BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES

30 EL PASO HOTELS FAIL TO REMIT $2.5M IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!

CITY TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 4.3%, MAYOR BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

EPISD TRUSTEE ALEX CUELLAR TELLS KVIA “WE’RE NOT GONNA RAID THE FUND BALANCE” THEN VOTES TO DO SO 20 DAYS LATER!

COUNTY BUDGET DEFICIT FOR FY2025 MORE THAN DOUBLES

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD RESIGNS

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER OF EPISD TRIES TO STOP KFOX14 INTERVIEW WITH HANANY

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EPISD SALARIES REVEALED

CITY TO INCREASE AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX BY $105, FY2027 BUDGET TO INCREASE 1.7% TO $1.405 BILLION

THE HEGEMONY OF EL PASO MATTERS

MATTHEW GUZMAN, OFFICER OF DOWNTOWN DEBT PLAZA FOUNDATION, RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL

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