Have you ever wondered why everything our City Government buys is so expensive? I mean, $7 million to fix up
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Our Tax Base Is Collapsing
People are leaving town. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that between 2012 and 2016, El Paso County only grew by
It’s Not As Bad As It Looks. It’s Worse.
Surely (May I call you Shirley?) you saw that EPISD property taxes are going up by an average of $64
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
Are out-of-towners meddling in El Paso’s affairs? From KVIA: A leader of the Paso Del Sur group opposing building an
They’re Bullies.
Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one of the state’s richest men and one with
City Council is Helpless
In this week’s El Paso Inc., Mayor Dee Margo explains why the property tax increase isn’t his fault. Dee Margo
This Land Is Your Land . . . No, Not Yours
Here’s a comment I received last night, in its entirety. I tried busking in downtown El Paso today for the
Music Video: Amalia Mondragon at Dave’s Pawn Shop
Here’s a video by local talent Amalia Mondragon. Watch this video on YouTube Amalia describes herself as a chuqueña, from
Tarahumara Drug Runners
This is a great story about an international humanitarian tragedy, out of Texas Monthly. Mexican cartels, meanwhile, recognized an opportunity
How Bad Are Things, Really?
We’re got a mayor who gets elected by promising to “hold the line on taxes,” and his first month in
We Should Have Elected This Guy
From an El Paso Inc. interview: Q: People say El Paso’s taxes are among the highest in the nation, though
Support the Voice of Reason
El Chuqueño has been agitating for sensible government since 2012. We’ve gone through a lot of changes since then, and
Another Shoe Drops
Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund
What a Difference an Election Makes
The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without putting it to the citizens to vote on.
Make El Paso a Bastion of Passion
El Paso’s a poor town, and we’re not getting any richer. That’s just a fact. We’re at the absolute bottom
The Ouija Speaks!
My Ouija board says they’re all shook up in the halls of power around here. Not about the court’s decision
Maths
Let’s see. $66 million in Certificates of Obligation raises the average residential tax bill $50 a year. So issuing $180
The Beat Goes On
Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as
Duh.
Here’s the latest awareness from Homeland Security, via KVIA: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Friday that he told
Was That the Sound of Distant Thunder?
Some of my readers seem to think that the arena is a done deal, like an avalanche or a tsunami