CONFUSED BY ALL THE CANDIDATES?
We have received more than 100 mailers and doorhangers this year, enough to cover the floor of our underground bunker. But do not worry. We know how to separate the…
SISD TRUSTEE PABLO BARRERA ARRESTED, CISD MAY HAVE VIOLATED OPEN MEETING LAWS
It is difficult to keep up with the administrative chaos and financial mismanagement in our local school districts, but we do our best. Today we learned that Pablo Barrera, Socorro…
$386M CANUTILLO ISD BOND PASSES, TOTAL COMMUNITY DEBT INCREASES TO $10.7B
This past Saturday, the voters of Canutillo ISD narrowly supported a $386.2 million school bond, even though the Board of Trustees is so incompetent that they cannot balance their budget.…
CANUTILLO ISD REPEATEDLY VIOLATES TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code gives the media and public the right to access records from any government entity within the State, including school districts. We recently filed…
THE EPISD IMPLOSION
Claudia Lorena Silva of El Paso Matters reports that student enrollment in EPISD is at its lowest level since the 1960s. The district also suffers from a severe budgetary crisis,…
WHY VOTERS SHOULD REJECT THE $386 MILLION CANUTILLO ISD BOND
Canutillo ISD has placed a $386 million bond on the ballot for the May 4 election. Voters should reject this bond just as they rejected the District’s previous two bonds,…
INTERVIEW WITH CITY REP. JOE MOLINAR OF DISTRICT 4
Joe Molinar assumed office as City Representative for District 4 on January 5, 2021 and, in our humble estimation, has done an exceptional job representing not only the constituents of…
JOHNSON PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES BUT INCREASE SPENDING, EVADES MEDIA SCRUTINY
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and is backed by Veronica Escobar and our local business elites, together with their bankers and attorneys. He has held three…
ABBOT APPOINTS TOMMY GONZALEZ TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Three days ago, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he appointed former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Our City…
GASSANDRA HERNANDEZ AND CLAUDIA “TU GAS ES MI GAS” RODRIGUEZ STRIKE AGAIN! NEW AUDIT SHOWS MORE EXCESSIVE GAS USAGE
It was nearly one year ago that we learned from the Chief City Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, that City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her husband helped themselves to $6,691 of City…