Our County Commissioners Court consists of four Commissioners and a County Judge. In 2016, our four County Commissioners were paid $62,680 per year and the County Judge was paid $87,577.…
El Paso cannot afford City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez: Max Grossman Max Grossman Guest columnistPublished 6:00 a.m. MT Aug. 17, 2023 City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’ recent guest column in these pages…
The Texas Legislature is seeking ways to provide property tax relief. One of their key strategies is to restrict the use of certificates of obligation, which have been abused by…
The Libre Initiative has launched a petition in support of Texas House Bill 1489, which would limit the use of certificates of obligation (non-voted-approved debt) to a narrow list of…
Karla Sierra is the Grassroots Engagement Director for The LIBRE Initiative-Texas, a Hispanic group promoting constitutional principles, free-market solutions, individual liberty, and conservative policies. She recently published an excellent opinion…
The City’s latest debt figures are available on page 79 of the FY 2023 Budget Book, posted to the webpage of the Office of Budget & Management. There you will…
Today the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted to post notice to issue $100 million in non-voter-approved debt. On November 17, the Court had already considered this debt issuance but…
Dear Friends and Media, Tomorrow the County Commissioners Court will consider four options for issuing somewhere between $41 million and $100 million in new debt without voter authorization under agenda…
Today the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted 4-0 to delete agenda item 11, which called for posting a notice of intent to issue a certificate of obligation in the…
Today the County Commissioners Court will vote on posting a notice of intent to issue $100 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval. Once at least 45 days have…
