“Former state Rep. Joe Pickett, who filed the lawsuit nearly six years ago challenging El Paso’s environmental franchise fee, said he is celebrating his fourth legal win in the case.
On Monday, the 8th Court of Appeals denied the city of El Paso’s request to reconsider an earlier ruling that sided with Pickett.
The case centers on a $6 monthly fee added to El Paso Water bills in 2020 that the appeals court labeled an illegal tax.”