PRESERVATION TEXAS OF AUSTIN HOLDING BOARD MEETING IN EL PASO THIS WEEKEND
I am pleased to announce that the Executive Director and Board of Preservation Texas is arriving in El Paso today and that we will be holding our Board meeting over…
CITY REPS HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RODRIGUEZ: “WE HAVE INCREASED WAGES BY APPROXIMATELY 20%”
We have been treated to a double feature! On September 9, City Representatives Hernandez, Salcido and Rodriguez published another guest column for the El Paso Times, which comes only 39…
CBS4: COUNTY DELAYS VOTE ON UMC DEBT ISSUANCE UNTIL LIBRE PETITION IS VERIFIED
Today the El Paso County Commissioners Court decided to delay the vote on whether to issue a certificate of obligation in the amount of $346 million to expand UMC hospital…
OLIGARCHY CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 1: ANALISA SILVERSTEIN
Each election cycle the Oligarchs select their candidates for City Council in a bid to maintain their grip on our City’s financial policies. It is easy to identify who these…
FORUM ON TAXATION TODAY AT 10AM: IS THE CITY DECEIVING TAXPAYERS?
oday I will be the guest speaker at a public forum on local taxation hosted by the Community First Coalition, scheduled for this Saturday, September 10 at the Fox Clardy…
LIBRE CLAIMS IT HAS ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO STOP UMC’S DEBT ISSUANCE!
At 2:15pm today, the Libre Initiative submitted to the County Clerk the signatures of about 35,000 citizens who oppose University Medical Center’s plan to issue $346 million in certificates of…
REP. CISSY LIZARRAGA OF DISTRICT 8 TO APPOINT MARKETING EXECUTIVE TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION!
Under agenda item 10 for Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Rep. Lizarraga is hoping to appoint Steffen Poessiger to the Historic Landmark Commission. Chapter 2.24.010 of the Code of Ordinances…
ROBERT MOORE: “RENTERS FACE BIG HIT FROM PROPERTY TAX INCREASES”
Robert Moore of El Paso Matters published a report analyzing the impact of property tax increases on rental properties, where most low-income El Pasoans live. As we all know, the…
“ARENA” LITIGATION UPDATE: SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ORDERS FULL BRIEFING
On December 22, 2021, following a ruling by the 8th Court of El Appeals in El Paso, the City of El Paso filed a petition for review with the Supreme…
CITY REP CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ RECEIVES MAJOR CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM STEVE ORTEGA
City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6 accepted $2,500 from Steve Ortega in support of her campaign for reelection, according to item 23 of yesterday’s City Council agenda. Ortega…