EL PASO TIMES LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “TAX BURDEN BEYOND BELIEF”
Dear Friends, I don’t know Ms. Susan Butkiewicz of East El Paso, but the sentiments she expressed in her recent letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times are…
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.…
WHICH CITY REPS VOTED TO INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE?
*NOTE: This post is flawed because we only discuss tax rates without indicating whether they are above or below the no-new-revenue-tax rates. When City Manager Gonzalez assumed office on June…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE UP 38% SINCE GONZALEZ APPOINTED CITY MANAGER!
*NOTE: This report is flawed because we do not where the tax rate stands in relation to the no-new-revenue tax rate. Tommy Gonzalez was appointed City Manager on June 23,…
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…
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 REP INCUMBENTS VOTED TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE 19.44% SINCE ASSUMING OFFICE
*NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE. TAX RATE ALONE IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF TAX BURDEN. Dear Media and Friends,…
GOVERNOR ABBOT URGES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES!
Dear Friends and Media, The Governor has sent out a letter (attached) urging local governments to lower property taxes. El Paso City Council, please read every word of this! Max
APARTMENT TAX VALUES UP 38%, COMMERCIAL 20%
Dear Friends, The title of this email is the title of a front-page report published by David Crowder this past weekend. According to him, “the CAD’s preliminary valuations have apartments…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE TO RISE ANOTHER 33% BY 2026 (PART 2)
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, This morning I wrote to you that the City is planning…