If you’re easily offended by bad language, you should go somewhere else. Here’s a lesson for our the County Commissioners
Category: City Council
Good News, for the Schadenfreude Inclined
There’s no work. People are losing their jobs. Scaling back expectations. Well, it’s not just you. Even the high rollers
This Looks Bad.
Here’s some surprising information from our friends at the El Paso Central Appraisal District. An entity called 323 Chihuahua LLC
What’s My Point?
Since 2012, El Paso’s population has only grown by 4,723. El Paso has the third highest property tax rates in
Who are the men behind the curtain?
There are some powerful forces supporting putting the arena in Duranguito. Weird, huh? Who wants the arena? Obviously no one
About Ethics
The fur is flying in a couple of ethics investigations. Unfortunately it looks like the good guys stepped in poo.
It’s a Class War
I hate to say it because it’s so inflammatory. But look at it. Rich people trying to kick poor people
The Arena: An El Chuqueño Retrospective
Here at El Chuqueño I’ve written a lot about the proposed downtown arena. You might be surprised to find out
The $25 Million Question
Remember that the people who are advocating building the arena within 1,000 feet of the Convention Center have claimed that
Well, it’s property tax season again.
Greetings, fellow citizens. If you own property in El Paso, you better get in line at the plasma donation center
3 Big Lies About the Arena
That plan for the arena was based on three big lies (and a lot of little ones). To wit: 1)
City of El Paso: Values
According to the Employee Handbook for the City of El Paso, the city’s values are: Integrity Respect Excellence Accountability People
Crowder on the Arena
This week David Crowder unpacks the arena rebate, and things aren’t what the City told us. From an article titled
Private Letter Rulings from the Comptroller
If you want to know if your project qualifies for some arcane tax credit, you ask the Texas Comptroller for
The Joker in the Deck
Who wins if we build an arena? Obviously whichever firm is selected to build it. (Maybe we can just give
Let’s be reasonable.
I don’t really blame the local multi-millionaires for buying City Council. I blame City Council for letting them. Money gives
The Empire Strikes Back!
That really harshes my mellow.
An Arena? Really?
Over the last twenty years, we’ve spent a lot of money on Downtown. For Union Plaza. The Plaza Theatre. The
Breaking News: Cortney Won’t Run for Mayor
The word on the street is that District 8 Representative Cortney Niland was considering a run for mayor. She just
It’s getting deep.
In this Sunday’s El Paso Times, former Mayor John Cook says: But Cook said he is concerned that even combining