CITY EXPENSES TO EXCEED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BY $60 MILLION IN FY 2025
David Crowder of the El Paso Inc published a report in which he analyzed a PowerPoint presented by City CFO Robert Cortinas–yes, the same CFO who recently told me that…
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION ON THE CITY OF EL PASO: “ABUSING” CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IS “BAD BEHAVIOR”
Elida S. Perez just published an excellent report on the City’s abuse of certificates of obligation. It is rare for El Paso Matters to delve into government financial matters, so…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY TO ISSUE $96 MILLION IN NON-VOTER APPROVED DEBT
Anthony Jackson is the new City reporter at the El Paso Times and he just published an outstanding report on the City’s plan to authorize another $96 million in certificates…
EL PASO HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX RATE STILL SECOND HIGHEST IN AMERICA
Dear Media, The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence have just come out with their annual report comparing the property tax rates of American cities.…
ON THE CITY’S FINANCES…
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” –Plato, The Republic, circa 375 BC. Friends, El Paso is now at a…
CITY WILL NOT SUPPORT NOMINATION OF DOWNTOWN EL PASO TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Dear Friends and Media, At today’s City Council meeting, under agenda item 20.2, City Engineer Sam Rodriguez will make a presentation in which he will announce on slide 15 that…
CITY BREAKS TEXAS RECORD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBT FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AUTHORIZES $200M MORE SINCE LAST YEAR!
Dear Media, This email is just for you! I have completed my research on the issuance of certificates of obligation by the City of El Paso after carefully analyzing the…
DEBBIE NATHAN DOCUMENTS WHICH EL PASO POLITICIANS ARE “TAKING COP MONEY”
Dear Friends, I was born and raised in Minneapolis and am horrified by the brutal murder of George Floyd by a police officer as other officers looked on and did…
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL REJECTS 8% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, BUT THEN THERE IS EL PASO…
Dear Friends and Media, On May 27, the Dallas City Council voted 11-3 with one abstention to reject allowing the Dallas County Tax Office to calculate a property tax increase…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NOT CONVENED SINCE JANUARY 13!
Dear Media and Friends, The City’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC) has not convened since January 13 even though they are required to convene every two months. BOAC is a…