CITY TO ISSUE $71,140,000 IN BOND DEBT
City CFO Robert Cortinas will present agenda item 25 to City Council this Tuesday, April 14, according to which $71,140,000 in general obligation bonds will be issued. The funds will…
CITY COUNCIL “DISCRETIONARY FUND” EXPENDITURES IN FY 2025
Yesterday we reported that our eight City Council representatives are collectively holding $609,540 in “discretionary funds,” which are routinely used to purchase popularity at taxpayer expense. Each city representative automatically…
CITY GO AND CO BOND DEBT DECREASED $300M IN FY 2023-26
On February 12, City CFO Robert Cortinas gave a presentation to the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee on the current state of the City’s debt. The City owes $843,920,00 in…
DEBT PLAZA IS DOOMED
15,241 Republican primary voters (64.6%) cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 1: “We the Republican Voters and Taxpayers of El Paso City and County oppose the spending or commitment…
CITY CFO PROJECTS $205 MILLION IN BUDGET DEFICITS FOR FY 2027-2031
Robert Cortinas is the CFO of the City of El Paso and at the Council Work session this coming Monday he will report his budget projections for FY 2027-2031. Based…
CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE MOVES FROM ANSON MILLS BUILDING TO SECURE LOCATION
For years the City’s Office of Economic and International Development rented space in Paul Foster’s Anson Mills Building, incestuously close to the headquarters of the Borderplex Alliance, located just upstairs.…
10.7% VOTER TURNOUT IN EL PASO COMPARED TO 15% STATEWIDE
Why do so few El Pasoans vote? https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/05/texans-back-tax-cuts-water-fund-find-out-which-amendments-were-passed-in-2025-election/87101923007/
CITY CONTINUES TO LIE ABOUT OUR PROPERTY TAX
The City of El Paso continues to promote the narrative that City Council voted for a lower property “tax rate” in August when in fact they voted for a significant…
CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC TO INCREASE TAX ON AVERAGE HOME BY $336!
The City is increasing its property tax on the average home value ($221,726) by $83, with no resistance from Mayor Johnson, who had promised to lower our tax. UMC just…
CITY AUDITOR CALDERON TO RETIRE
Edmundo Calderon has served as Chief Internal Auditor of the City of El Paso for more than 20 years and in that time has not only worked hard to keep…