by Max Grossman The American Community Survey (ACS) of the Census Bureau has revealed that as of July 2022, the

The dog barks, and the caravan moves on.
by Max Grossman The American Community Survey (ACS) of the Census Bureau has revealed that as of July 2022, the
by Max Grossman According to the Texas Comptroller, “Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to offer incentives
You read here that email that Max Grossman sent out, decrying the proposed $10 increase for cars registered El Paso
I lifted this image from the FY2023 City of El Paso Budget Book: You’ll notice that this year we payed
by Rich Wright I get it. If you can believe everything the City is telling us (always a dubious proposition),
by Max Grossman Luisa Barrios of KTSM 9 News broke the “news” on Thursday that the Kroll Bond Rating Agency
El Paso’s population growth continues to stagnate, according to this report in ElPasoMatters.org: El Paso County’s population grew by fewer
by Max Grossman Tomorrow under agenda item 17 our City Council will decide the fate of our insolvent streetcars, which are
Look up at that graph there. I lifted it from the budget presentation that the City gave to City Council
You probably got a letter from El Paso Water last week. The letter announced a new fee that our municipally-owned
by Max Grossman If you pay a monthly water bill like I do, you will notice a tax levied by
Everybody’s talking about all the Economic Development taking place downtown. Here, for instance, is that nice lady who has taken
Part of the reason that property taxes are so high in the City of El Paso is because not everyone
Some of those arena advocates act like it’s our patriotic duty to support downtown development. “Economic development,” they say. “Fortune
This article originally appeared on 2022 August 31. I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso
No, not Erectile Dysfunction. That’s a separate discussion all together. Economic Development. The City’s Economic Development policies are designed to
Taxes are killing the local economy. Taxes hurt small businesses two ways. First, our punitive tax rates take a big
El Paso is as culturally unique as New Orleans, or San Francisco, or Key West. There is no place in
Here’s an interesting story from KVIA.com: This week the city has come out with a plan to clear up some
Getting back to this KFOX interview with City Manager Tommy Gonzalez: “We’ve been successful in bringing different types of big-name