Way back on 30 July 2014, in a post titled Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?, I wrote: I mean, we’re
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Conflict of Interest?
Yesterday I reported on an article I found on Page 8A of the El Paso Times. The article said that
The Alternate Realities of Living in El Paso
The people running El Paso are delusional. They’re drunk. Drunk on power and ego. They latched onto this idea that
Bernie Sanders on the EPEC Sale
There’s a story in today’s El Paso Times: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and two other United States senators want two
Bertrand Russell on Local Politics
Sometimes, when me and my friends are passing around the plastic flask of Old Forrester, the conversation turns to the
Is a Gated Community a Public Good?
Will it benefit you? Tomorrow, City Council will consider amending the parameters of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13, that TIRZ
How America Killed Mass Transit
From CityLab.com: One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the
Fake News: “El Paso Has the Second Highest Homestead Tax Rate in the U.S.”
A lot of people have been saying that El Paso has the second highest homestead tax rate in the country,
Paul Foster Likes the Arena
The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken
Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?
In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan to foster economic development in the area. According
Campaign Finance Shenanigans
Those nice guys at The Forma Group lent almost $7,000 to their client Debbie Torres for her District 6 runoff
Relationship Advice for the City of El Paso
Dear City of El Paso, I get it. You’ve been dumped. Boeing left you for Huntsville, Alabama, and Huntsville doesn’t
Retrovision: Is El Paso City Government a Secret Public/Private Partnership?
This article originally appeared on 27 November 2017. I updated the chart to show the most recent available from the
City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas
Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are running away from El Paso like it’s on
No Pro Sports in the Arena?
Didn’t you think that the proposed downtown arena was for professional sports? Wasn’t there a lot of talk about an
City To Give $2.4 Million in Cash to Fund Downtown Apartments
From the El Paso Times: Downtown El Paso’s slow-to-grow housing market is getting a new addition when a 13-story office
MCAD, Parks, and Libraries to Merge?
That’s the latest rumor to emanate from the bowels of City Hall. According to the rumor, the City of El
Wealth Inequality and Income Segregation
Downtown El Paso used to belong to all El Pasoans. Sure, there was poverty. But there were also places that
The City Can’t Stop Lying
Here’s a Steve Jobs quote: A players hire A players, but B players hire C players and C players hire
Hunt Builds Communities
Really. That’s what they do. They got rich building housing for military families, all over the world. If you believe