REP. ISABEL SALCIDO’S HORRIFIC VOTING RECORD
City Rep. Isabel Salcido of District 5, who assumed office on January 8, 2019, is running for reelection. She is the only incumbent candidate who has voted repeatedly to raise…
EL PASO TIMES: 18 QOL BOND PROJECTS ARE $58 MILLION OVER BUDGET
Dear Friends, Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published a long and interesting report on Texas’ regressive tax system, which disproportionately impacts low-income residents of our state.…
CITY’S $413M PUBLIC SAFETY BOND HAS NO CITIZEN OVERSIGHT!
Dear Friends and Media, Unlike the 2012 Quality of Life Bond ($473,250,000) and the 2019 Ysleta School Bond ($425,000,000), the 2019 Public Safety Bond ($413,000,000) has no bond overview advisory…
NEW CITY FIRE STATION TO COST $1,180 PER SQUARE FOOT!
Dear Friends and Media, On November 5, 2019 El Pasoans voted to issue $413,122,650 in general obligation bonds for public safety projects. The breakdown of how the funds would be…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
Dear Friends, The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Childrens Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will…