The El Paso Times reports that three area lawmakers are throwing their support behind the El Paso Independent School District’s
Category: Taxes
The Long Way Home
Brutus over at ElPasoSpeak.com posted some illuminating information yesterday. A developer intends to build a high rise hotel on land
$668 Million, and For What?
I know many of us are curious about what, exactly, the El Paso Independent School District would do with $668
This Just In: It’s Not All Good
In an uncharacteristic manifestation of candor, the El Paso Times today ran a story on property taxes. Let me say
The Slippery Slope
If you’re a politician, you probably want to do what’s right. Unless you’re a callow, power-hungry, self-serving sociopath who’s crazed
More Screen Time!
Those nice people at the El Paso Independent School District, the ones who want to stick their hands a little
Don’t forget to write.
I was muddling around the World Wide Web the other day and I came across this disturbing graphic from the
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The El Paso Inc. has a story this week about this year’s tax increases. Tax hikes are rarely popular. This
What were you thinking?
All those QoL projects are stupid. I think that none of them will significantly improve anyone’s real Quality of Life,
Now It’s Just a Matter of Time
Well, we’ve got bars and hotels. Triple A ball. A nice park in the middle of downtown. Pokemon Go. Big
A Rare Word from the El Paso Times
This was on their website today: The problem is that people tend to gauge their ability to afford purchases based
“You messed up. You trusted us.”
The media is asking us to remember that our taxes are going up because we approved all those tax intensive
Property Taxes are Like Global Warming
Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your
I’m taking a mulligan.
Yesterday I dropped the ball. Occasional commenter Henry offered this in response to my post about the popular exodus from
The Truth About the EPISD Bond Proposal
The El Paso Independent School District is asking voters to approve a $669 million bond. (I bet it was $666
Manufacturing Consent
The EPISD School Board claims that recommending less than what the Bond Committee asked for would be “disrespecting” the committee.
Surprise!
Well, there it is. The El Paso Times reports that the University Medical Center, overseen by the El Paso County
I’m Too Clever by Half
Fellow blogger Mr. Jaime Abeytia informed me, via a response to a comment I made on his blog and through
Did they, or didn’t they?
Did the Commissioners Court publish their intent to raise their salaries in a local newspaper of general circulation? Because according
Stacking the Deck So Everyone Loses
Do you reckon that the El Paso Independent School District will put mobile voting stations in their high schools the