On February 2 we reported that the Commissioners Court adopted a new policy preventing the media from interviewing department heads, severely restricting their ability to learn what is happening within…
There has been a major outcry about the 16.2% salary increase that the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted themselves this past August 28, with only Commissioner Holguin dissenting. But…
During the January 8 meeting of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, the first five members of the new Bond Advisory Committee were appointed. According to the backup to agenda…
Claudia Lizette Rodriguez served as City Representative of District 6 until she was voted out of office on December 17, 2022. Her achievements while in office included voting to increase…
Today Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, and Ryan Woodcraft, Libertarian candidate for County Precinct 1, addressed the El Paso County Commissioners Court to respond to…
In October we reported that the County may hold a bond election in November 2024 and ask the voters to issue up to $350 million in general obligation bonds, and…
El Paso County is on an unprecedented spending binge, so we desperately need a Libertarian on the County Commissioners Court to help right the ship! Ryan Woodcraft is a retired…
On Monday, October 23 the County’s financial advisers, Brad Angst and Nancy Rocha, gave the Commissioners Court a Q3 market update under agenda item 8. Toward the end of their…
KVIA ABC-7 published an exceptional report last night clearly explaining why the handling of the proposed UMC debt issuance of up to $400M without voter approval is so problematic: 1.…
Only two days will have elapsed from yesterday’s vote of the Board of Managers of UMC to issue $400M in new debt without voter approval and tomorrow’s vote of the…
