CARY WESTIN HIRED AS BUSINESS CONSULTANT FOR EPISD
We are pleased to report that (Ret) Col. Cary Westin has signed a contract with El Paso Independent School District to serve as a business consultant, starting April 2. We…
GROSSMAN TELLS COUNTY TO VOTE AGAINST ISSUING $54 MILLION CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, VOTE POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
Today the County Commissioners Court was set to vote on posting notice for a $54M certificate of obligation but then postponed the vote for one week after members of the…
EL PASO COUNTY POPULATION GROWS BY ONLY 0.1% IN 2023-2024
New statistics show that El Paso County grew by only 948 people between 2023 and 2024, an increase of only 0.1%. That means that El Paso County had the slowest…
COUNTY PROPOSAL TO PLACE $105M COLISEUM BOND ON BALLOT FAILS
Yesterday the County Commissioners Court debated Commissioner David Stout’s proposal to place a $105 million Coliseum bond proposition on the May 3 ballot even though the same proposition was rejected…
ABOLISH THE CLIMATE OFFICE
Dear Mayor and City Council, On November 8, 2022, Proposition C passed with only 50.63% voter support, mandating “the issuance of $5,200,000 General Obligation Bonds for renewable energy and resource…
TOTAL DEBT OF EL PASO TAXING ENTITIES TO SURPASS $11.5 BILLION
We are the only media source that reports the total debt of our local taxing entities. On March 28 we shared statistics from the Texas Bond Review Board showing that…
THE PERFECT STORM: SAMANIEGO AND JOHNSON
County Judge Ricardo Samaniego ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism and assumed office January 1, 2019. Since that time, he voted to increase his salary to $152,700 and to…
22% OF EL PASO HOMEOWNERS SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENT ON TAXES AND INSURANCE
Nicole Friedman of the Wall Street Journal reported on December 23 that “nationwide, taxes and insurance make up more than half of the monthly mortgage payment for 9% of single-family…
CANDIDATES NEEDED FOR EPISD SCHOOL BOARD!
There is nothing more important than the education of our children and that is why it is necessary to elect qualified citizens to our local school boards. The EPISD election…
CANUTILLO ISD SUPERINTENDENT SPENDS $6 MILLION WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL!
https://kvia.com/news/education/2024/12/11/online-petition-calls-for-suspension-of-cisd-superintendent-alleges-he-illegally-purchased-property/