Y’all remember when they pitched those 2102 Quality of Life bonds, they said it was “an economic development issue”. Here’s
Category: Taxes
The Harsh Future of El Paso
Here’s a great read from Medium.com titled The Harsh Future of American Cities: On the nation’s current trajectory, one of
The City Wants to Give MountainStar a Soccer Stadium
At yesterday’s City Council meeting, your Representatives voted 5-2 to support TxDOT’s plan to widen the freeway downtown. You won’t
The Lies They Tell Us
Tomorrow the El Paso City Council will vote on a measure to indefinitely postpone the proposed arena in Duranguito. Let’s
In the Rough
From the El Paso Times: El Paso’s award-winning, 18-hole Butterfield Trail golf course will be closed at the end of
About J.P. Bryan
District 1 City Representative Peter Svarzbein called J.P. Bryan a “Houston billionaire” during Monday’s City Council work session. Like being
Dee Margo in His Own Words
From the May 29, 2017, El Paso Inc.: [Mayoral candidate Dee Margo] says he’ll take what’s broken at City Hall
Watching Our Wasteline
The trolley’s not coming back. Right? The City will break it out for special events, like Chalk the Block. Maybe
We Should Fire Tommy Gonzalez
He might be a nice guy. Maybe. He’s been here five years, and I’ve never heard anyone accuse him of
Bertrand Russell on Local Politics
Sometimes, when me and my friends are passing around the plastic flask of Old Forrester, the conversation turns to the
Paul Foster Likes the Arena
The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken
City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas
Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are running away from El Paso like it’s on
No Pro Sports in the Arena?
Didn’t you think that the proposed downtown arena was for professional sports? Wasn’t there a lot of talk about an
City To Give $2.4 Million in Cash to Fund Downtown Apartments
From the El Paso Times: Downtown El Paso’s slow-to-grow housing market is getting a new addition when a 13-story office
MCAD, Parks, and Libraries to Merge?
That’s the latest rumor to emanate from the bowels of City Hall. According to the rumor, the City of El
The City Can’t Stop Lying
Here’s a Steve Jobs quote: A players hire A players, but B players hire C players and C players hire
Time to Pay Your Property Taxes Again
It’s that time again. Your property taxes are due without penalty by January 31. The riches are shuffling and refinancing
Does She Have a Problem With Math, or the Truth?
I came across this press release from the City from back when iFly announced their move into Monticello. The City’s
Wealth Inequality is Driving El Paso’s Housing Bubble
El Paso house prices are rising, abetted, perhaps, by the Central Appraisal District’s increase in valuations. But is the tail
Topeka’s Looking Pretty Good
Some cities are paying people to move to them. From the New York Times: Add Topeka, Kan., to the growing