EPISD BOARD POISED TO REVERSE CLOSURE OF LAMAR ELEMENTARY
In the May 3 election, progressive candidates swept all four races for the EPISD Board of Trustees. Voter turnout was a miserable 2.94% and in every case the outcomes were…
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT GOES TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE
On January 30, 2023, the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 under item 8 to issue certificates of obligation in the amount of $59 million for “essential public infrastructure projects.” Only…
RENARD “I WILL LOWER YOUR TAXES” JOHNSON
This past Thursday, KVIA ABC-7 aired its “exclusive ride” with Mayor Renard Johnson, who told Paul Cicala, “What I will do as Mayor is I will lean on my relationships…
LIBRE INITIATIVE DIRECTOR EXCORIATES EL PASO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT
Enrique Romero is the local Director of The Libre Initiative, a fiscally conservative non-profit “dedicated to empowering the Hispanic community.” Today he published a scathing opinion essay highlighting the addiction…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 5-3 TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Numerous El Pasoans were alarmed by the City’s plan to reform Public Comment, which would have been moved from the individual agenda items to a designated period starting at 10:00am,…
CITY DOUBLES DOWN ON RESTRICTIONS TO PUBLIC COMMENT
This past Saturday, the El Paso Times published a guest column by Max Grossman criticizing the City Council vote on April 29 restricting public comment on agenda items to a…
GROSSMAN TO EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENT
On April 29, the El Paso City Council voted 7-1 to amend the Rules of Order such that public comment on agenda items will be confined to a 60-minute period…
DOES DISARMING LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER?
Of all the wasteful, useless government programs, this one has got to be the dumbest. Instead of disarming law-abiding citizens, the County should focus on arresting and prosecuting armed criminals.
EL PASOANS RELOCATING TO DOÑA ANA COUNTY TO ESCAPE HIGH TAXATION
Today we interviewed Melissa Robinson of Cripple Creek Realty, LLC about El Paso families selling their homes and fleeing to Santa Teresa and Las Cruces, NM to escape high taxation.…
JUST SAY NO TO LEAH HANANY, VOTE FOR MONICA BENJAMIN FOR EPISD DISTRICT 1
Leah Hanany assumed her position on the EPISD Board of Trustees on May 12, 2021 and has been a fierce advocate for social justice ever since. She has been the…