CITY COMMITS TO RESTORATION OF ABRAHAM CHAVEZ THEATRE
We feared that the City’s proposal to expand the Convention Center includes the construction of an Arena on the site of the Abraham Chavez Theatre. The planned acquisition and demolition…
10.7% VOTER TURNOUT IN EL PASO COMPARED TO 15% STATEWIDE
Why do so few El Pasoans vote? https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/05/texans-back-tax-cuts-water-fund-find-out-which-amendments-were-passed-in-2025-election/87101923007/
IS THERE A NEW PLAN FOR AN ARENA IN OUR DOWNTOWN?
Based upon what we have learned so far about the City’s secretive property acquisitions and the expansion of the “Convention Center Master Plan,” we are starting to think the City…
RENARD’S RECORD OF FAILURE
Renard promised in his campaign mailers and public statements to lower our property tax, but this past August it was increased by 4.3%. Renard promised to fix our streets, but…
NEW COUNTY CFO RAN CITY FINANCES UNDER JOYCE WILSON, HAS CONTROVERSIAL RECORD
Last month, Chief Administrator Betsy Keller appointed Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria as Director of Budget and Finance of El Paso County. There was no discussion of the hire by the County Commissioners…
CITY PURCHASING THREE UNION PLAZA PROPERTIES FOR $3.2M TO EXPAND CONVENTION CENTER, WILL PAY 362% OF APPRAISED VALUE
We previously reported that the City is planning to expand the Convention Center south of San Antonio Avenue and into the Union Plaza neighborhood. The City has been aggressively purchasing…
BREAKING NEWS: MAYOR JOHNSON ACTUALLY VOTED ON SOMETHING!
City Council voted 5-4 against reviewing the federal lease at the airport. Reps. Acevedo and Maldonado Rocha were upset about a video they allege blames Democrats for the federal shutdown…
SAMANIEGO AUTHORIZED $894 MILLION IN BONDS BUT NOW WANTS US TO BELIEVE HE IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE!
https://www.ktsm.com/news/el-paso-county-judge-richard-samaneigo-1-on-1-interview-with-ktsm-9-news-anchor-andy-morgan
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗚𝗢’𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬, 𝗙𝗢𝗥 $𝟭𝟱𝟬
So let’s get this straight. If we want to learn about how Samaniego has taxed and spent us into oblivion, we need to pay $150 to the Chamber of Commerce.…
𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗫 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡!
We have never seen a mayor shake so many hands and kiss so many babies. He is all over El Paso promoting himself and seems busy doing a hundred things…