CITY COMMITS TO NO TAX INCREASE FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
Thanks to the financial acumen and wizardry of CFO Robert Cortinas and Interim City Manager Cary Westin, yesterday our City Council was presented with a budget for FY 2024-25 that…
JOHNSON PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES BUT INCREASE SPENDING, EVADES MEDIA SCRUTINY
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and is backed by Veronica Escobar and our local business elites, together with their bankers and attorneys. He has held three…
VOTE YES ON PROP 4!!!
Proposition #4 will bring significant property tax relief for Texans. https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/proposition-4-could-bring-significant-property-tax-relief-for-texans
EPCC BUDGET AND SALARIES
El Paso Community College (EPCC) is one of the five local entities that tax our properties. It was established by the voters of El Paso County in 1969. The Texas…
EL PASO HAS THE 3RD HIGHEST TAX RATE AMONG THE 50 LARGEST CITIES
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence just published their 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study for Taxes Paid in 2022. The study found that among…
COMMISSIONER HOLGUIN: “I STRONGLY OBJECTED TO INCREASING TAXES”
Commissioner Iliana Holguin Regarding the Tax Increase Approved by the Commissioners Court Dear Pct. #3 Residents: I am very saddened to have to report that at the August 28, 2023…
COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
Today the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to increase the County property tax rate to $0.458889 per $100 of assessed value, which is five cents more than the no-new-revenue rate…
EPISD SALARIES REVEALED
If you live within the El Paso Independent School District as we do, you will notice that 44.4% of your property tax bill supports K-12 education. Since we are curious…
COUNTY VOTES FOR 16% SALARY INCREASE FOR COMMISSIONERS, UP 113% SINCE 2016
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.…
GROSSMAN TO EL PASO TIMES: EL PASO CANNOT AFFORD REP. HERNANDEZ
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…