Did you see this story on KVIA? El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)
Category: Taxes
The Global Garbage Glut
An alert reader sent me this story from the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. recycling industry is breaking down. Prices
Susie Byrd on the Ballpark
There was this story from KVIA about the ballpark: It is year five for the El Paso Chihuahuas, and we
The Wolf Lodge Water Park TIRZ
This came out of the supporting materials for Tuesday’s City Council Meeting agenda, Item 16.2: On December 19, 2017, the
Protest Your Property Tax Valuation
There are lots of reasons that some people don’t protest their property tax valuations. Some people like the idea of
The Shame of the City
Today is trash day in my neighborhood Barrio Heights. Last night, as I was falling to sleep, I realized that
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
Mo’ Taxes
The City offered up their newly minted Chief Financial Officer to defend our sky high tax rates. Here’s David Crowder
Making Sense About Cohen Stadium
Look, I don’t want to ruin the political discourse at City Hall by introducing things like common sense and logic,
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
“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,”
Feeding the Neighbor’s Dog
Is city government representing you? Or is it working for the fat cats who have a financial interest in all
Government Only Grows
The difference between government and a junkie is that a junkie might quit. Once taxes go up, they are never
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.
Second Highest Tax Rate In The Nation
According to Lincoln Institute’s 50 State Property Tax Comparison, El Paso has the second highest homestead property tax rate among
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
Correction: The Recent City Council Vote To Raise Your Taxes
Recently I wrote that City Council, by increasing El Paso Electric’s Street Rental Fee, cut the reduction to our electric
Last Week, City Council Raised Your Taxes
As I mentioned last week, but this time from the El Paso Inc.: The price that El Paso Electric must