MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KENNEDY PROPOSES THE OPTION OF CANCELING THE ARENA
In his guest column for El Paso Matters, Mayor Pro Tempore Brian Kennedy proposes four possible options for the arena, but it is clear he believes canceling the project is…
LESLEY ENGLE OF ABC-7 TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: STOP RESTRICTING THE MEDIA!
On February 2 we reported that the Commissioners Court adopted a new policy preventing the media from interviewing department heads, severely restricting their ability to learn what is happening within…
LEONARD “TRIPLE” GOODMAN
Leonard “Tripper” Goodman was the President and CEO of Goodman Financial Group for 35 years. In 2012 he led the El Paso Tomorrow PAC that financed a marketing campaign in…
GUDENRATH, GOODMAN, AND SCHERR WANT A LARGE DOWNTOWN ARENA BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION TO PAY FOR IT
The same folks who long insisted that the taxpayers build an arena with a minimum capacity of 14,000 seats are now demanding that City Council seek private investors to help…
EPISD SCHEMING TO PLACE $600 MILLION BOND BEFORE THE VOTERS
The last time the El Paso Independent School District placed a bond before the voters was November 8, 2016. The bond passed by 55.41% and cost a record $668,695,577 plus…
EL PASO COUNTY TO CUT BUDGET OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2-3%
The District Attorney’s Office has a current budget of $31,266,628, of which $23,199,953 is from the General Fund, $6,914,223 from grants, and $1,012,452 from the asset forfeiture account (though somehow…
OPEN LETTER FROM DR. RICK BONART, CHAIR OF THE BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CANCEL THE ARENA AND START OVER
As the Chair of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Overview Advisory Committee, I attended the City’s two meetings on the proposed Union Depot location for the Multi Purpose Center…
SOCORRO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE!
Lately we have been calling attention to the miserable financial condition of our local school districts, which have an unquenchable thirst for bond money. They have little financial oversight compared…
INTERVIEW WITH BILL HICKS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Bill Hicks has more than 26 years of experience in the legal profession, including as Assistant District Attorney under Jaime Esparza from 1998 to 2010 and as State District Court…
THREE CHOICES FOR COUNTY PRECINCT 1
While our City leadership is committed to restraining spending and holding the line on taxes, the County Commissioners Court has gone completely off the rails, approving the highest tax rate…