The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without putting it to the citizens to vote on.

The dog barks, and the caravan moves on.
The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without putting it to the citizens to vote on.
Or at least extremely conservative. The proposed budget show sales tax revenues declining by $525,000. El Paso hasn’t experienced a
Let’s see. $66 million in Certificates of Obligation raises the average residential tax bill $50 a year. So issuing $180
Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as
I’ve got a math problem for you. Don’t worry, we’re not giving grades, and we’re not asking for real numbers
Remember when those nice people were pitching the ballpark as “affordable family entertainment”? Here’s Josh Hunt in an El Paso
Did you see this story on KVIA about Cohen Stadium? A windstorm damaged the shade canopy structure [at Cohen Stadium]
Our friends on City Council today gave away another million dollars. From KVIA: Construction on a new $16 million development
Look at that map. I’ve highlighted the ballpark, the civic center, and the proposed site for the arena. I’m guessing
I’m beginning to think that those Quality of Life bonds were nothing but a mammoth fraud. Look at this story
Last week I ran an old post about how El Paso is an elephant. About how it looks different to
Let’s put it in perspective. In 2012, El Paso was enjoying a singular moment. Fort Bliss was benefitting from Bass
One of the first issues our next mayor is going to have to confront is the budget. We’re in debt,
Here’s a breakdown of El Paso County’s population change for the year ending July 1, 2016, courtesy U.S. Census Bureau
The latest population estimates from the Census Bureau are out. The good news is that our limited water resources are
God bless them, City Council is in over their heads and they don’t know what to do. Did you read
The ever-vigilant Brutus over at El Paso Speak alerted me (and all his other readers) to this slide from a
Since 2012, El Paso’s population has only grown by 4,723. El Paso has the third highest property tax rates in
Did you see this story in this week’s El Paso Inc.? Historic preservationists are pressing ahead with a plan to
Greetings, fellow citizens. If you own property in El Paso, you better get in line at the plasma donation center