COUNTY LOWERS TAX RATE TO COMPENSATE FOR INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUATIONS!
As you know, the City of El Paso has left its property tax rate unchanged for FY 2022, even as property valuations have skyrocketed, increasing the tax burden on El…
SUPPORT THE MAYOR’S VETO OF $96M IN NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT!
At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, under agenda item 19, an attempt will be made by Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her allies to override the Mayor’s veto of $96 million of…
MAYOR LEESER VETOES $96 MILLION CO ISSUANCE!
Mayor Oscar Leeser has just vetoed the issuance of $96 million in certificates of obligation, which was approved by City Council on Tuesday under agenda item 11 on a 6-2…
EL PASO TIMES: “EL PASO’S PROPERTY TAX RATE IS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION”
Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published an extraordinary report titled “El Paso’s property tax rate is among the highest in the nation. Here’s why.” This is…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 TO ISSUE ANOTHER $96M IN CO DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVALÂ
The City Council just voted 6-2 to issue another $96M in CO debt without voter approval, with Reps. Molinar and Rodriguez dissenting. This is in addition to the $93M in…
CITY TO VOTE TO ISSUE $96 MILLION IN CO DEBT TODAY!
As you wake up to enjoy your coffee and read the paper, your City Council is preparing to convene for its regular meeting. Unbeknownst to 99.9% of El Pasoans, item…
PLAN TO CONVERT SUNSET HEIGHTS MANSION INTO A B&B MAY FACE UPHILL BATTLE
David Crowder of the Oligarchy Gazette (aka El Paso Inc) just published a report on the plan to convert a Trost-designed mansion in Sunset Heights into a bed & breakfast…
SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY SEPTEMBER 24! (MEDIA)
Dear Media and Friends, Roberto Carrillo of El Diario de El Paso has published an excellent report on the Segundo Barrio National Register Historic District that will be created by…
CITY OF EL PASO POPULATION IS STAGNANT. IT’S THE TAXES!
The 2020 US Census has revealed that the population of Texas increased 15.9% between 2010 and 2020, by a total of 3,999,944 people, while the population of the City of…
SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY SEPTEMBER 24!
Dear Media and Friends, I just received word from the Texas Historical Commission that their Executive Director has signed off on El Paso County’s nomination of Segundo Barrio to the…