EPISD BOARD VOTES FOR 9.7% TAX INCREASE, TOTAL BILL FOR AVERAGE-VALUED HOME TO RISE ABOUT $300
With Leah Hanany and Jack Loveridge at the helm of the EPISD Board of Trustees, we knew this was coming. It is not enough that the City voted for a…
EPCC BOARD VOTES TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY 6.4% ON AVERAGE-VALUED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE
El Paso Community College, established in 1969 “to ensure affordable, high quality education and career pathways from start to finish,” has morphed into a multi-campus behemoth with a budget of…
COUNTY APPROVES TAX INCREASE FOR UMC
We had previously reported that El Paso County adopted a no-new-revenue tax rate for FY 2027. We have since confirmed that the County is nevertheless increasing the tax on the…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 6.0%, NEARLY DOUBLE INFLATION RATE
According to the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF TAX INCREASE, the current effective City tax on the average-valued single-family residence is $1,751.61. City Council was initially considering an increase of…
MAYOR ACTIVELY SUPPORTS CITY TAX INCREASE, VIOLATES CAMPAIGN PLEDGE AGAIN
Mayor Renard Johnson campaigned on lowering our City property tax but has now presided over the second increase in a row since assuming office. Just before yesterday’s final vote to…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 FOR MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, REPS BOYAR TREJO AND LIMÓN DISSENT
Today City Council voted 6-2 to adopt a budget for FY 2027 with a tax rate of $0.79800 per $100 of valuation, slightly below the voter-approval rate. This means the…
BOTH CITY AND COUNTY POISED TO RAISE PROPERTY TAX TO MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY LAW
If the City and County both adopt their proposed tax rates, El Pasoans will be pounded with a financial sledgehammer. The Commissioners Court and City Council are both considering the…
IS THE PROPOSED CITY TAX INCREASE 7.5% OR 11.0%?
Confusingly, there are two sets of figures presented in the backup to items 27-29 on the City Council Agenda for Tuesday, August 18. City staff is recommending adopting the voter-approval…
MEDIA ALERT: REPORTING ON CITY TAX INCREASE
Dear News Editors and General Managers of Television News Networks, Every August our City Council votes on a budget and tax rate for the next fiscal year, and every August…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL POISED TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $105 ON AVERAGE
The El Paso City Council is set to review tax rates and a proposed $1.4 billion budget that could raise property taxes during its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Mayor Renard…