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Property Taxes are Like Global Warming

2016-08-24 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Politics, School Districts, Taxes Leave a comment

Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your

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There You Have It.

2016-08-22 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Media, Politics 6 comments

This weekend the El Paso Times told us what they thought about the County Commissioners Court giving themselves raises last

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The Truth About the EPISD Bond Proposal

2016-08-18 elrichiboy Politics, School Districts, Taxes Leave a comment

The El Paso Independent School District is asking voters to approve a $669 million bond. (I bet it was $666

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Did they, or didn’t they?

2016-08-16 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Politics, Taxes 2 comments

Did the Commissioners Court publish their intent to raise their salaries in a local newspaper of general circulation? Because according

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There’s nothing wrong with El Paso . . .

2016-08-16 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Media, Politics, School Districts 2 comments

that can’t be fixed with higher taxes and bigger government bureaucracies. Am I right?

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The El Paso Times: Duplicitous, or Grossly Incompetent?

2016-08-14 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, Media, Politics, Taxes 5 comments

Like every other sentient being in the Mexoplex, you have probably wondered if the El Paso Times is biased or

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Obey

2016-08-08 elrichiboy Media, Politics 2 comments

With Hindi (I think) subtitles.

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Term Limits

2016-07-26 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Taxes One comment

Term limits are a good idea. If you are special interests promoting a certain agenda. Because once a politician has

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Simple Solutions to Complex Issues

2016-07-12 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Politics 8 comments

Calling Black Lives Matters a “radical hate group” dismisses their legitimate grievances. Police often take adversarial positions to the communities

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Not In My Front Yard

2016-07-07 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics 3 comments

In an apparent bid to distinguish itself from other developers in town, the Meyers Group, those people who are trying

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Never Saw It Coming

2016-06-29 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, School Districts, Taxes 2 comments

According to this story in the El Paso Times, the proposed budget for next year requires a increase in property

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Public Service Announcement

2016-06-15 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics 3 comments

Those planning to travel from downtown El Paso to the west side during peak travel hours are advised catch U.S.

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About the Orlando Photo Op

2016-06-14 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Media, Politics One comment

DavidK makes a lively point here, on his RefusetheJuice blog, about the gathering of elected officials after the Orlando shooting.

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Mark Lucas for District 4

2016-06-12 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Politics 6 comments

Here’s an opinion piece in the El Paso Times from Northeast El Paso resident Mark Lucas. I’m concerned about City

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About Tommy Gonzalez

2016-06-09 elrichiboy City Council, Media, Politics 2 comments

I’ve said it before: Doesn’t the outrage about the City Manager’s lapses seem disproportionate? Yeah, he probably didn’t need an

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Smells like cheese.

2016-06-01 elrichiboy It's All Good, Politics Leave a comment

Here’s something I lifted from ElPasoSpeak.com: Here are some interesting facts you might find ‘eyebrow raising:’ In the last five

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War of the Worlds

2016-05-31 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, It's All Good, Media, Politics 2 comments

In this week’s news, the City is considering jacking the parking rates at metered spots during events. The city is

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History belongs to the victors (and the guys that run the websites)

2016-05-18 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Media, Politics 2 comments

I was going to write about this post, on ElPasoSpeak.com. In it you will notice that, even under the model

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They’ll do whatever it takes, and they don’t care how much it costs you.

2016-04-25 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Politics One comment

Remember when everyone was celebrating all the new development going on in downtown El Paso? One of the big projects

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The City of El Paso Gets Sued for Throwing Poor People in Jail

2016-04-22 elrichiboy City Council, Law Enforcement, Politics Leave a comment

Remember when Buzzfeed reported that El Paso’s policy of jailing people who can’t afford to pay their traffic fines was

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