CITY SPENDS $41,272 ON LEGAL BILLS DEFENDING “ILLEGAL TAX”
Former State Rep. Joe Pickett sued the City of El Paso in October 2020 for charging an illicit fee on our water bills that funds an eight-figure slush fund. He…
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES CITY MUST RELEASE DOCUMENTATION FOR COST OF ITS LITIGATION AGAINST JOE PICKETT TO GROSSMAN
On July 20, 2026, former state Rep. Joe Pickett, who filed a lawsuit more than six years ago challenging El Paso’s environmental franchise fee, prevailed in the 8th Court of…
INTERVIEW WITH JOE PICKETT, FORMER TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Former Texas House Rep. Joe Pickett is suing the City of El Paso because it levies illegal taxes on our water bills. Unless the City settles the case and makes…
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 CHUQUEÑO SPEAKS TO JOE PICKETT ABOUT THE CITY’S $30 MILLION “SLUSH FUND”
Rich Wright of El Chuqueño has started a new podcast and his first guests were former Texas Rep. Joe Pickett and me. We discussed the City’s $30 million slush fund,…