WHY DID REPS SALCIDO AND RODRIGUEZ VOTE AGAINST THE CITY BUDGET?
Elisa S. Perez of El Paso Matters published an extraordinary report titled “City representatives up for reelection switch votes on budget, tax rate.” In it she analyzes why City Reps.…
CITY REP CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ WANTED OUR HOMES APPRAISED EVEN HIGHER TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAX!
The media have reported that the Central Appraisal District recently increased our average property valuations by an average of 13.3%. What they did not report, however, is that City Rep.…
CITY VOTES TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAX
As if our property tax were not high enough already, yesterday our City Council voted 6-2, under agenda item 7, to raise our City property tax by about $83 for…
UMC BOND PRESENTATION TODAY AT 6:00PM
oday County Commissioner Iliana Holguin, who opposes the use of certificates of obligation to pay for the proposed expansion of UMC, will host a “UMC Bond Presentation” at Ysleta High…
POLITICAL HYPOCRISY: ESCOBAR ATTACKS OPPONENTS OF UMC BOND
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The El Paso Commissioners Court was poised to rubber-stamp $346 million in certificates of obligation to fund the UMC hospital expansion, but Jacob…
“ARENA” HAS COST CITY $3.3 MILLION IN LEGAL FEES SO FAR
Elida S. Perez of El Paso Matters has revealed in a new report how the City of El Paso has spent $3.3 million in legal fees so far on their…
BRIAN KENNEDY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN WEBPAGE
Brian Kennedy is running for District 1 and he just launched his campaign webpage. It is hard to imagine a candidate for City office with more relevant and substantive experience…
LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS MEDIA FAIL TO REPORT TAX INCREASE IN EL PASO
All six of our local television news outlets reported that the City is lowering our tax rate by 4.49 cents without informing their viewers that the 13.3% increase in property…
CITY PROPAGANDA MACHINE SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR
The Ministry of Truth of the City of El Paso has shifted its propaganda machine into high gear. Rep. Peter Svarzbein of District 1 posted the attached City propaganda to…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY TAX RATE TO DROP BUT PROPERTY TAX BILLS TO RISE ANYWAY!
As you may have noticed, Adam Powell is the new City reporter for the El Paso Times. He replaces Anthony Jackson, who did a great job during his time in…