First it was the mystery mailers, and teevee ads, urging voters to support their “leaders”. Then it was that email
Category: Taxes
Retrovision: City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas
This article originally appeared on 12 February 2020. Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are
The Oligarchs are Trying to Steal This Election
First it was that dark money campaign to “Support Our Leaders”. Now it’s this email from Woody Hunt. From: Woody Hunt
Retrovision: What Could We Do With $180 Million?
This article originally appeared on 18 September 2017. If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million
Retrovision: What a difference an Election Makes
This article originally appeared on 1 August 2017. The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without
Mayor Margo Tells Fibs
Here’s part of a questionnaire the El Paso Times gave to Mayor Dee Margo: 17. Do you support tax breaks/incentives
We Should Start Thinking What Bankruptcy Will Look Like
El Pasoans aren’t getting any younger. True fact: We’re all either dead or getting older. (Today in the A Section
You’re the Sucker
Are you getting value from your city tax dollars? I mean, really. Is the city doing anything for you besides
The Problem With El Paso
The problem is El Paso’s not growing. All the costs of those Quality of Life projects would be easier to
Getting What You Pay for?
Here’s an article in Forbes titled Why Texas Is In Trouble—78,064 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $12 Billion:
The Winds of Change?
The primary elections are over. Incumbent Vince Perez lost his Precinct 3 County Commissioners seat. And James Montoya, veteran District
Why Our Taxes are High and Our Streets are Bad
You could write it off to the City’s excessive spending. And you’d be right. The City is drunk on spending
“Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter”
Here’s a scathing article from Reason.com about cities building stadiums. Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter is a new
Economic Development?
Y’all remember when they pitched those 2102 Quality of Life bonds, they said it was “an economic development issue”. Here’s
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