Here’s a breakdown of El Paso County’s population change for the year ending July 1, 2016, courtesy U.S. Census Bureau
Category: Taxes
Hasta la Vista, Baby
The latest population estimates from the Census Bureau are out. The good news is that our limited water resources are
Representative Noe is a Hypocrite
God bless them, City Council is in over their heads and they don’t know what to do. Did you read
Nothing’s For Sure but Debt and Taxes
The ever-vigilant Brutus over at El Paso Speak alerted me (and all his other readers) to this slide from a
What’s My Point?
Since 2012, El Paso’s population has only grown by 4,723. El Paso has the third highest property tax rates in
The Chamber’s War on Taxpayers
Did you see this story in this week’s El Paso Inc.? Historic preservationists are pressing ahead with a plan to
Well, it’s property tax season again.
Greetings, fellow citizens. If you own property in El Paso, you better get in line at the plasma donation center
3 Big Lies About the Arena
That plan for the arena was based on three big lies (and a lot of little ones). To wit: 1)
Economic Impact
What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy. A downtown arena, or the value of the
Renovations to Coronado’s Football Stadium?
Some people (you know who you are) have been speculating about whether some of the $75 million in bond money
Breaking News
I know reason and common sense have no place in local government, but I found out some things that I
You must be rich, or you couldn’t owe so much money.
Did you know that, despite having household incomes about twenty percent less than the rest of Texas, the City of
Arena-gate: Another lie?
This weekend the El Paso Inc. ran a story about the City’s newest volley in the fight over the arena.
Are we getting hosed?
Here’s the latest from the committee with the Orwellian name, the Public Service Board, via the Times: El Paso Water
The Fenenbucks Strategy
News flash: There’s more to life than the internet. Some people only use their computers to make phone calls, or
The Fenenbucks Controversy
Graphic designer Jud Burgess has been campaigning against the El Paso Independent School District $669 million bond proposal. [Disclosure: Mr.
El Paso Unified School District
The El Paso Independent School District is pushing their “innovation” as an enticement to support their upcoming $669 million bond
Not on fire, just smoldering
In an ongoing effort to “inform” the voters, someone posting on Facebook as EPISD Board Member Susie Byrd claimed that,
The $669 Million Question
Originally published way back on 7 September 2016 The El Paso Independent School District wants us to give them $669
I guess somebody noticed.
Mr. Bob Moore, editor of the El Paso Times, informed me via Facebook that the Specific Interest Committee Campaign Finance