Today is an inflection point in the evolution of El Paso. Today, voters in the state either will or won’t
Category: City Council
The City’s War Against Poor People
City Council has turned public policy into a war against poor people. Which is weird, because El Paso is poor.
“The True Cost of Corruption”
Oh, the irony. Here’s a great interview from the September 8, 2009, issue of the El Paso Inc. with an
The Long (and Painful) Goodbye
I’ve got this new theory that explains the machinations of City Government. Let me try it out on you. I
Stockholm Syndrome
Today, City Council decided to give the farm to Great Wolf Resorts, in the form of swathes of land, obscene
The Great Wolf Swindle
The City must have stayed up late figuring out how to swindle the taxpayers with that new Great Wolf Lodge.
Trolley Follies
No matter how you feel about the trolley conceptually, you have to admit that the execution has been disappointing. There
An Old Canard, Revived
Here’s an entertaining post from District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez, hyping the benefits of the Children’s Museum. Which is curious,
More Trolley News
Brutus from over there at ElPasoSpeak.com advises his readers that City Council is proposing a new ordinance restricting parking along
Clunk Clunk
In a report that will surprise no one, tripnet.org informs us that the roads in El Paso are some of
Future El Paso
Isn’t anyone else concerned that the City of El Paso is operating on a plan that was largely conceived in
From the People Who Brought You “It’s All Good”
If you needed more proof of El Paso’s corrupt, inbred, good old boy network, consider this: Bill Burton, the mastermind
Sorry About That From the Dysfunction Faction
Hey, District 6 Representative Claudia Ordaz Perez says that some faction is trying to “cause dysfunction in City Government.” Well,
Those Gratuitous TIRZs
The City of El Paso is going out of its way to develop some land on the fringe of the
El Paso’s Finest
Those boys in blue cannot buy a break. No, I’m not talking about the Cowboys. Read this story from KVIA:
City Council’s Abuse of Executive Session
The El Paso City Council abuses Executive Session. A lot. There are reasons to use Executive Session. The Texas Government
Breaking the Law
On August 21, 2018, at their regular meeting, City Council discussed the Mexican American Cultural Center in Executive Session. Their
A Bad Omen
This from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: After nearly six decades in operation, including many years as the only
The City’s Decision Making Process
We saw it yesterday at City Council. City Council holds discussions behind closed doors, and then presents their decision to
Cops Gone Wild!
I just came from a City Council meeting where I saw Jud Burgess get violently arrested. Jud was upset after