EL PASOANS FACE 7.5% AVERAGE INCREASE IN CITY PROPERTY TAX
We drafted a chart comparing the City’s no-new-revenue tax rate to the adopted tax rate for every fiscal year from 2015 through 2027. When the adopted tax rate is higher…
KENNEDY ACCUSES COUNTY OF ILLEGAL BACKDOOR DISCUSSIONS WITH UTEP FOR MANAGEMENT OF COLISEUM
At the May 4 Commissioners Court meeting, Tony Rodriguez of the El Paso Sports Commission alleged the County entered into secret talks with UTEP to manage the County Coliseum, leaving…
RENARD JOHNSON REFUSES TO EXPLAIN HOW HE WOULD LOWER TAXES
Renard Johnson, whose former business partner was federally indicted in a $3 million Ponzi scheme, has repeatedly stated that he will lower our taxes even though he plans to increase…
GOOD VS. EVIL
Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc and Andrew Polk of KVIA Channel 7 collaborated in their interview of mayoral candidates Brian Kennedy and Cassandra Hernandez, both of whom are…
SHOCK AND AWE: KENNEDY HAS 44 BLOCKWALKERS!
We’ve never seen anything like it. This weekend there are 44 blockwalkers accompanying mayoral candidate Brian Kennedy on their walk through District 3. At that rate they must be hitting…
CITY IS ON RIGHT COURSE, BUT COUNTY SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL: MAX GROSSMAN
Max Grossman: Guest columnist, Published 7:01 a.m. MT Aug. 15, 2024 Our city and county have adopted opposite approaches to borrowing and taxation. While the mayor and majority of City…
BRIAN KENNEDY VS. RENARD JOHNSON
There are only two candidates for Mayor who matter: Rep. Brian Kennedy and Renard Johnson. Cassandra Hernandez, who increased our property tax six times, voted to issue hundreds of millions…
CITY COMMITS TO NO TAX INCREASE FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
Thanks to the financial acumen and wizardry of CFO Robert Cortinas and Interim City Manager Cary Westin, yesterday our City Council was presented with a budget for FY 2024-25 that…
CITY COUNCIL TO LET VOTERS DECIDE IF THEY STILL WANT A DOWNTOWN ARENA
Yesterday the City voted 5-3 to let the voters decide in the November 5 General Election whether to kill the City’s ill-fated project to build an arena in downtown El…
THREE CITY REPS PUT UP ITEM EMPOWERING VOTERS TO SINK THE ARENA
At tomorrow’s Regular City Council Meeting, Representatives Kennedy, Fierro, and Canales are co-sponsoring item 30, which could sink the ill-fated arena project once and for all. The item calls for…