SHOULD MAYOR JOHNSON BE THE SOLE CITY SPOKESMAN ON “HIGH-LEVEL” ISSUES?
On June 10, 2019, City Council voted to establish a Code of Conduct, confirming Mayor Dee Margo as “the designated representative of the Council to present and speak on the…
CITY AUDITOR CALDERON FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF EL PASO, TOMMY GONZALEZ, CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, KARLA NIEMAN AND THREE OTHERS
City Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso and named six individuals as defendants: Former City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, City Attorney Karla Nieman, Assistant…
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN TIRZ 13, THE LARGEST CORPORATE HANDOUT IN EL PASO HISTORY
Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times and the Staff of the El Paso Inc have both published reports announcing that Paul Foster and his business partner Lane Scarborough have…
COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ FILED WITH TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
El Paso taxpayer Tom Laign has filed a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission against City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 alleging that she advocated against a ballot initiative,…
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST CITY OF EL PASO!
Brianna Perez of KVIA reported today that the United States Government filed suit against the City of El Paso and two local private companies for violating the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief…
ADAM POWELL REPORTS ON CITY’S $30 MILLION SLUSH FUND
“I’m not suing for a million dollars for Joe Pickett. I’m suing for all taxpayers in El Paso. I just want some accountability for these fees.” –Joe Pickett, Former State…
EL PASO MATTERS PERSISTS IN ATTACKING BRIAN KENNEDY
Bob Moore is the President and CEO of El Paso Matters, which began publishing in February 2020. He has recruited top journalistic talent, including reporters who had previously worked at…
NIEMAN AND GUDENRATH ATTEMPT TO KILL DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Friends and Media: City Attorney Karla Nieman, at the behest of five members of City Council, and Joe Gudenrath, Executive Director of the Downtown Management District (DMD), are attempting…
CITY MANAGER TO GET 5% RAISE TO $424,595 AND CITY ATTORNEY TO GET 2% RAISE TO $285,797
The City announced a few days ago that City Manager Tommy Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman both received performance evaluations that exceeded standards between June 2021 and June 2022,…
“ARENA” LITIGATION: LETTER FROM GROSSMAN’S ATTORNEY TO CITY’S ATTORNEYS
Dear Media, Five minutes ago I had one of my attorneys, Carlos Eduardo Cárdenas, send the attached letter to City Attorney Karla Nieman and Kemp Smith attorney Mark Osborn. You…