This article originally appeared on 24 August 2017. Here’s a letter to the editor from the El Paso Times: Here
Category: Economic Development
If You Build It, Will They Come?
This, from KTSM: City Council approved a controversial proposal Tuesday to create a special taxing zone to spur development along
More Businesses But Not More Business
Here’s a graphic I lifted from the City’s website, detailing what kind of businesses the City is expecting to move
The First Rule of Operational Security
. . . is that you don’t talk about Operational Security. I bet that they’ve revoked Major Morgan’s security clearance
El Paso Grows By Four Tenths of One Percent
According to estimates just released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the City of El Paso grew by
The Bubble
We all live in our own bubbles. We hang out with people who think like us and dress like us
Retrovision: More On Dwntwn
This article originally appeared on November 11, 2013. By now you may have read this story by David Crowder about
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TIRZs*
*That the City doesn’t want you to know. What is a Tax Increment Refinancing Zone, anyway? Here’s testimony given to
Tax Breaks for the Rich
Did you see this story on KVIA? El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)
I’ve Got A (Conspiracy) Theory
Some conspiracy theories are a load of hooey, but people making deals out of the public eye are standard operating
The Population Box Score
Okay, sports fans, I know that some of you are trying to keep score at home, so here are some
The City’s Plan Sucks
The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich guys came up with behind closed doors in
My Gentler Approach
I’m hard on our city’s leaders. They say they want Economic Development, but they don’t really have any qualifications for
“You’re Too Stupid to Understand”
From KVIA’s story about the City’s mounting debt: “The city is being very responsible with the way we’re issuing debt,”
We’re Number One!
No, not for some made up cost-of-living click bait. For taxes! Property tax rates for industrial properties, to be specific.
The Big Lie
The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we need ballparks and arenas to spur economic development.
It’s Only (Your) Money
From this weekend’s El Paso Inc.: We hear the deal is done, and there’s an announcement coming soon. What deal?
About Those Quality of Life Projects
Advocates of the Quality of Life bonds completely misrepresented the facts before the 2012 elections. They minimized the impact on
You Messed Up
Mayor Dee Margo, who promised during his campaign to “Hold the line on taxes,” thinks you’re not paying enough in
The Long Goodbye
The U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates are out for El Paso County, and the years long trend of flatlined population