This article originally appeared on 8 February 2017. Here’s a feel-good story from the El Paso Times about how few
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Local Government Is Absurd
Here’s a Letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times from Lower Valley resident Christopher Falk. Once again the
What’s It For?
Why are we still trying to build an arena? MountainStar’s not hot on it anymore. They’re worried about their soccer
Riding the Decline
Our city leaders — all of them, the elected and the economic and the City staff — are managing El
The Trouble With TIRZs
You might no be so pissed off when you wrote that property tax check if your money was going for
Retrovision: The Real Cost of the Quality of Life Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for
As Goes the Golf Course, So Goes the City
According to this story in the El Paso Times, the City isn’t going to bail out the Vista Hills Country
Will Water Parks Be The New Streetcars? And Other Questions
In March, KFOX14 reported that the streetcars are a money pit. KFOX14 Investigates learned in the first four months of
The Organization Before the Community
The City Manager protects his team. Even when they’re wrong. So if one of his Deputy City Managers decides to
The Effects of Corruption
Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in this interview with the El Paso Inc. Scholarly
Corruption: The Short Version
The City of El Paso is trading 2,313 acres adjacent to the golf course in Northeast El Paso to Paul
Smells Like Corruption
If the people who run the El Paso City Government are not totally corrupt, they’re grossly incompetent. Take that Great
Who Dropped the Soap?
Here’s another informative piece from Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times, headlined El Paso Water board breaks land-sale drought
“Introduction to Quality”
The El Paso Chamber of Commerce announced that on April 28, El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez will present a