EL PASO COUNTY IS A FINANCIAL GODZILLA!
The El Paso County Commissioners Court is planning to authorize a total of $894 million worth of bonds by the end of this year, which will explode our property tax.…
INTERVIEW WITH ISABEL CEBALLOS, CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 2
The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt is proud to endorse Isabel Ceballos for City District 2. Ms. Ceballos is a fiscal conservative who will be a fierce defender of the taxpayers…
DAVID STOUT DEFENDS COUNTY SPENDING BINGE IN DISHONEST OPINION ESSAY
Commissioner David Stout published a guest column in the El Paso Times defending the County’s tax increase and its authorization of $720 million in general obligation bonds and COs. He…
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS OF CANUTILLO ISD FORCED TO TAKE OPEN RECORDS TRAINING COURSE
Canutillo ISD district has been the subject of multiple complaints, including from us, because it “failed to respond appropriately to various requests for information under the Public Information Act (the…
CITY IS ON RIGHT COURSE, BUT COUNTY SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL: MAX GROSSMAN
Max Grossman: Guest columnist, Published 7:01 a.m. MT Aug. 15, 2024 Our city and county have adopted opposite approaches to borrowing and taxation. While the mayor and majority of City…
JOE PICKETT PREVAILS IN COURT, CITY FRANCHISE FEE IS AN ILLEGAL TAX!
Former State Representative Joe Pickett filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso in October 2020 for illegally charging water customers a franchise fee that constitutes an illegal tax.…
COUNTY VOTES FOR RECORD PROPERTY TAX INCREASE!
Today the County voted: 1. to place on the November ballot a $396.6 million general obligation bond for UMC. 2. to place on the November ballot a $323.8 million general…
COUNTY TO VOTE TOMORROW ON AUTHORIZING $324M IN BOND DEBT PLUS $397M IN UMC BOND DEBT
Tomorrow the County Commissioners Court plans to go on a record shopping binge by authorizing a general obligation bond in the amount of $323,796,000, which will be divided into five…
CITY COMMITS TO NO TAX INCREASE FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
Thanks to the financial acumen and wizardry of CFO Robert Cortinas and Interim City Manager Cary Westin, yesterday our City Council was presented with a budget for FY 2024-25 that…
GROSSMAN ADDRESSES EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT PROPOSED $173.8M CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION
Yesterday our Chief Instigator, returning from work in Italy, called the El Paso County Commissioners Court from Newark Liberty International Airport to comment on agenda item 9A, which was a…