CITY CFO PROJECTS $205 MILLION IN BUDGET DEFICITS FOR FY 2027-2031
Robert Cortinas is the CFO of the City of El Paso and at the Council Work session this coming Monday he will report his budget projections for FY 2027-2031. Based…
LEADERSHIP OF ALL FIVE LOCAL TAXING ENTITIES DOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS
We have to hand it to the local Republicans. This is one hell of a billboard they put up at Lee Trevino and Pellicano! We have no doubt it is…
CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SISD TRUSTEES CASTELLANO AND BARRERA DISMISSED
We reported in March 2024 that whistleblowers Ricardo Castellano, a retired EPPD officer who was then the District 3 Trustee of the Socorro Independent School District, and his wife Gabriela,…
$66M FOR STREETS, LEVERAGED WITH DEBT AND HIGHER TAXES
Don’t think for one second that the $66M comes from general operating revenue. It is borrowed against 30-year bond debt, so please be sure to thank your children for the…
UMC CEO RECEIVES 14% PAY INCREASE, EARNS $1,128,582 PLUS BONUS OF $346,449
Think about that as you struggle to pay your property tax, which pays Jacob Cintron’s salary.
REPRIMANDED, SPENDTHRIFT CITY REP APPOINTED TO YISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
YISD is facing unprecedented financial challenges, so what is the solution? Appoint former City Rep. Henry Rivera to the Board of Trustees even though he approved almost every reckless expenditure…
Texas Attorney General Announces Investigation of El Paso and Other Texas Cities to “Stop Illegal Tax Increases”
Martin Paredes reports that yesterday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he is investigating El Paso and other cities for “illegal tax increases.” The City sa ys it enacted its…
LOOK MOM, NO BOND MONEY!
The Sunset Amphitheater project is 100% privately financed although there are public tax incentives. The taxpayers will incur zero debt.
JUSTIN CHURCHMAN COMMENTS ON SALE OF HIS HISTORIC PROPERTY FOR DEMOLITION
According to the Oligarchy Gazette (dba El Paso Inc), the century-old brick tenement at 315 W. Overland was renovated by August 2024 and opened with 16 units. In anticipation of…
CITY STILL MUST ISSUE $460M IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TAXES TO SHOOT UP
This is a screenshot from the City’s financial presentation from Monday’s Work session. The City must still issue $240M in debt from the 2019 Public Safety Bond and $220M from…