If you didn’t vote in Early Voting, today is your last chance to cast you ballot. City Council wants you
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Claudia Ordaz Perez Wants to Raise Your Taxes (Even More)
By now you’ve heard that District 6 City Council Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez is running for the Texas Congressional seat
The Consequences of Income Inequality in El Chuco
The citizens of the City of El Paso are suffering from bad decisions stemming from wealth and income inequality. Our
Does Tommy G Know El Paso?
Do you reckon City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has ever been to the east side? Has he ever had a beer
The Case Against Gentrification
El Paso City Government, and the multimillionaires driving the truck, are intent on forcing top-down gentrification on the city. Here’s
Misplaced Priorities
Tomorrow City Council will vote to give $45 million cash to Great Wolf Resorts to build a Great Wolf Lodge
Vote No. Vote Now.
The police and fireman’s unions are going to go big to the polls. They want new stations and Lazy Boy
Catching Up on Deferred Maintenance
Tommy G has been City Manager for about seven years. Don’t you think that some of this deferred maintenance that
Crisis Management PR
What if, instead of stonewalling any discipline of Dr. Sam “Good Times” Morgan for allegedly slapping his wife, the City
A Rose By Any Other Name
Here’s a story from KVIA: El Paso City Council members have approved spending more than a million dollars to renovate
You Can’t Trust the City
The City is asking us to approve $413,112,650 worth of bonds in an upcoming election. Early voting starts next week.
Pay to Play
Here’s a post from PayToPlayLawBlog.com, printed in its entirety. Trends regarding the enactment of pay-to-play legislation remain remarkably consistent and
Arena Crisis Enters Year 4
Today marks three years since October 13, 2016, when the City of El Paso announced that it would destroy Duranguito
Good Neighbor Sam
Look, it was all a simple misunderstanding. She just wouldn’t shut up. Do you think Rep. Morgan will lose his
Late to the Party
I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s
Retrovision: They’re Bullies
This article originally appeared on 14 August 2018. Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one
Opportunity Costs
The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council [will
Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.
This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich
The ROI of Campaign Donations
Deciphering what’s happening at City Hall is like trying to see the truth through a cracked crystal. From CBS4Local.com: The
Naysayers, Malcontents, and Crazies
Back in 2012, when our city leaders were selling their plan to pimp El Paso, those of us who raised