by Max Grossman Erik Elken of KVIA aired an exclusive report last night revealing that ZTEX Construction, Inc. filed two
Category: City Council
You Are Still Paying for the Great Wolf Lodge Fiasco
by Rick Bonart While Council investigates trivial gas card infractions, millions of public dollars are being wasted. Left unchecked, these
The El Paso Times Reports on the FOAC and Gassandragate
Maybe you didn’t see this story in the El Paso Times. The story was posted on ElPasoTimes.com on Friday, June
The Best Charter Amendment That Didn’t Pass
It was Proposition A: “Should section 3.1 of the City Charter, relating to creation, composition; powers and duties of Council
EL PASO MATTERS INVESTIGATES GAS CARD USE OF HERNANDEZ AND RODRIGUEZ
by Max Grossman Elisa S. Perez of El Paso Matters independently obtained records of City Council gas card usage going
The Poor Quality of Local Media
by Rich Wright Did you see this report from KVIA? Former District 6 City of El Paso Representative Claudia Rodriguez
Arrogance
If you look at the Census Bureau estimates for El Paso’s population, the inflection point was 2012. It didn’t turn
CITY AUDITOR PRESSURED TO ALTER HIS REPORT ON CITY GAS CARDS!
by Max Grossman In its reporting on the City gas card scandal, KVIA has reminded our community why it is
Max Grossman: “VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF CITY GAS CARD USAGE SOON TO BE RELEASED”
by Max Grossman As we learned from Edmundo Calderon, Chief Internal Auditor of the City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and former
Adam Smith on Politics in El Paso
by Rich Wright From The Wealth of Nations: “To hurt in any degree the interest of any one order of
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN TIRZ 13, THE LARGEST CORPORATE HANDOUT IN EL PASO HISTORY
by Max Grossman Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times and the Staff of the El Paso Inc have both
DRAINING THE SWAMP: FOAC COMMITTEE TO AUDIT CITY 380 AGREEMENTS AND NO-BID CONTRACTS
by Max Grossman According to the Texas Comptroller, “Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to offer incentives
A Little Corrupt
As the famous Jewish philosopher said, “If I can’t trust you with gas cards, how can I trust you with
About Gassandragate
Yesterday I went to the City of El Paso’s Financial Oversight Audit Committee’s meeting at City Hall. It was great.
Cassandra Hernandez and Gasgate
Last night I got this email from Max Grossman: The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) will be meeting tomorrow
Buried in Debt
I lifted this image from the FY2023 City of El Paso Budget Book: You’ll notice that this year we payed
My Take: About the City’s New Bond Rating
by Rich Wright I get it. If you can believe everything the City is telling us (always a dubious proposition),
Max Grossman: About a New Bond Rating for the City
by Max Grossman Luisa Barrios of KTSM 9 News broke the “news” on Thursday that the Kroll Bond Rating Agency
“Adios, Amigos”
El Paso’s population growth continues to stagnate, according to this report in ElPasoMatters.org: El Paso County’s population grew by fewer
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON FATE OF STREETCARS, WHICH LOSE $2.9M PER YEAR, COSTING TAXPAYERS $44.61 PER RIDE!
by Max Grossman Tomorrow under agenda item 17 our City Council will decide the fate of our insolvent streetcars, which are