What if they’re doing it wrong? What if their plans for economic development are based on false assumptions? What if
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If You Build It, Will They Come?
This, from KTSM: City Council approved a controversial proposal Tuesday to create a special taxing zone to spur development along
Another More Egregious Open Meeting Violation
From the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas’ Open Meetings Handbook 2018: 2. Section 551.072. Deliberations
“OpSec”
That’s the phrase District 4 Representative Sam Morgan used to justify his vote for TIRZ 12 at yesterday’s City Council
The Bubble
We all live in our own bubbles. We hang out with people who think like us and dress like us
Retrovision: More On Dwntwn
This article originally appeared on November 11, 2013. By now you may have read this story by David Crowder about
Retrovision: Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?
This article originally appeared more than four years ago, on July 30, 2014. I mean, we’re not like other towns.
That Children’s Museum Will Be Free, Right?
Did you hear that the City of El Paso, along with some private investors, are going to build a Children’s
Tax Breaks for the Rich
Did you see this story on KVIA? El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)
Mo’ Taxes
The City offered up their newly minted Chief Financial Officer to defend our sky high tax rates. Here’s David Crowder
Making Sense About Cohen Stadium
Look, I don’t want to ruin the political discourse at City Hall by introducing things like common sense and logic,
About That NE Water Park
What’s it for? To make El Paso more attractive to the Army big brass? Or for El Pasoans. I don’t
Retrovision: El Paso: A Metaphor
This post originally appeared on 30 July 2015. Things haven’t improved since then. El Paso is like that really nice
The City’s Plan Sucks
The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich guys came up with behind closed doors in
“You’re Too Stupid to Understand”
From KVIA’s story about the City’s mounting debt: “The city is being very responsible with the way we’re issuing debt,”
Feeding the Neighbor’s Dog
Is city government representing you? Or is it working for the fat cats who have a financial interest in all
We’re Number One!
No, not for some made up cost-of-living click bait. For taxes! Property tax rates for industrial properties, to be specific.
Mayor Still Sitting on Ethics Revisions
Remember this story from the March 19 El Paso Inc.? Members of the city’s Ethics Review Commission have been waiting
The Big Lie
The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we need ballparks and arenas to spur economic development.
About Those Quality of Life Projects
Advocates of the Quality of Life bonds completely misrepresented the facts before the 2012 elections. They minimized the impact on