JOHNSON ABSTAINS FROM VOTE TO INCREASE WATER FEES 7.5%
Yesterday the Public Service Board, which consists of the Mayor and five members appointed by City Council, voted 5-1 to increase our water, wastewater, and stormwater fees for FY 2025-26…
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ MAYOR PRO TEMP, INDICATES CLEAN BREAK WITH FISCAL CONSERVATIVES
This morning, Renard Johnson made a motion to appoint newly-sworn-in City Rep Alejandra Chavez of District 1 as Mayor Pro Temp and Art Fierro of District 6 as Alt Mayor…
THE REIGN OF GASSANDRA ENDS TODAY!
Cassandra Hernandez began her stint as a City Council Representative on June 27, 2017 and her final day in office is today. El Paso has suffered 2,757 days under her…
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…
CITY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO $15.75
Only our City would guarantee the highest minimum wage in our region, more than double the federal and state minimum wage of $7.25, regardless of employee qualifications. We would prefer…
WE ARE NOW ON X!
We are growing weary of the Facebook’s ongoing efforts to censor us, so we will now also be posting on X at https://x.com/EPTaxRevolt. We will continue to post on Facebook,…
EL PASO BANKRUPTCY FILINGS UP 15.7% IN 2024
1,470 El Paso entities filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7, Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 between January 1 and November 30, 2024, compared to 1,271 reported in the same period…
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…
TEXAS GAINS 563,000 RESIDENTS IN ONE YEAR WHILE EL PASO CONTINUES TO SHRINK
Texas is the fastest growing state in the nation, with an economy larger than Russia’s, but El Paso has seen a net population loss of 6,000 residents since 2017. This…
RENARD ALREADY BREAKS CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO LOWER OUR PROPERTY TAX!
During his mayoral campaign, Renard Johnson repeatedly promised to lower our property tax. Today, only four days after the Runoff Election, Bob Moore of El Paso Matters tells us that…