EL PASO INC: HIGH TAXES DRIVING EL PASOANS TO FLEE IN LARGE NUMBERS
Dear Friends, David Crowder of El Paso Inc published a bombshell report yesterday focusing on El Paso’s anemic growth with respect to the nearby towns of Dona Ana County, New…
MAJOR NATIONAL TELEVISION NEWS NETWORK TO HIGHLIGHT DURANGUITO CONTROVERSY
Dear Media and Friends, As I reported in July, the Hispanic Access Foundation listed Duranguito as one of seven sites that deserve protection because of its cultural and historical significance…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
Dear Friends, The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Childrens Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will…
EL PASO MATTERS REPORT: “HOMEOWNERS CONTEND WITH SHARP CLIMB IN PROPERTY TAX BILLS”
El Paso Matters has recently been investigating the critically important issues of debt and taxation. Elida S. Perez just published an excellent report titled “El Paso homeowners contend with sharp…
SEVEN DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, BUT NONE LIVE IN DOWNTOWN!
Dear Friends, Today, under agenda item 12, our City Council voted 6-2 to appoint or reappoint seven Directors to the Downtown Management District, with Reps. Annello and Salcido dissenting. Amazingly,…
EL PASO TIMES DOUBLE FEATURE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON DEFICIT SPENDING AND TAXES
Dear Friends, This past Friday, the El Paso Times published two letters to the editor under the heading “City officials forget their obligation to taxpayers.” They lament the City’s out-of-control…
REPS. HERNANDEZ AND LIZARRAGA “REMAIN COMMITTED” TO DELIVERING AN “ARENA”
Dear Friends, This past Friday, the El Paso Times published a guest column by Reps. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 and Cissy Lizarraga of District 8 in which the two…
OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: REINFORCE THE DAMAGED DURANGUITO BUILDINGS
Mayor and City Council Representatives City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives: Four years ago today, on September 12, 2017,…
OPEN LETTER TO POLICE CHIEF ALLEN: WHY CONDUCT RIOT TRAINING IN DURANGUITO?
Greg Allen, Chief of Police City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Chief Allen, Yesterday, starting at around 6:30pm, more than two dozen police were…
TWO DOZEN POLICE IN RIOT GEAR PRACTICE RIOT CONTROL IN DURANGUITO
Dear Media and Friends, This evening, starting at around 6:30pm, more than two dozen police were observed inside the fenced perimeter of the “Arena Footprint” in Duranguito practicing riot control.…