Did you see this item from Monday’s City Council Work Session agenda? Discussion and action on the development of cost
Category: Taxes
Death By a Thousand Cuts
The word on the street is that University Medical Center will open a new hospital on the east side. The
Blame It On the Firemen
And the cops. That’s what other cities have done when their fiscal profligacy has run their finances into a ditch.
How Much Would the “Arena” Cost today?
Tomorrow, City Council will vote on whether or not to tell City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to come up with a
Vote No on Prop 2
Did you know that blight was a condition to creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone in Texas? From the Texas
Eventually You Run Out of Other People’s Money
In this illuminating story from Monica Ortiz Uribe and the El Paso Times, headlined Texas tax burden is heaviest on
The KFOX Report on Tommy Gonzalez’ Contract
Last night KFOX El Paso reported on El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ golden parachute. The report highlighted the separation
The Effects of Fiscal Profligacy
“Why do you keep hitting yourself in the head with that hammer?” “Because it feels so good when I stop.”
Consider the Deck Park
The latest push from the people who want to build a deck over the freeway is connectivity. Connect those neighborhoods
Manufacturing Consent
Reality is subjective. That notion isn’t popular in the hard sciences, but anyone with a television or internet connection can
The Exodus
Nine years ago, powerful people in El Paso pushed the 2012 Quality of Life bonds. According to U.S. Census estimates,
Another One Bites the Dust
According to this article in the El Paso Times, some changes are taking place in the City of El Paso’s
“Communities of Color”
In this video clipped from Tuesday’s City Council meeting, District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez accuses Mayor Oscar Leeser of discriminating
Deja Vu All Over Again
Remember that 2012 Quality of Life bond election, the way they bundled everything together, with something for everyone? For swim
Hand Me a Teacup to Bail Out the Lifeboat
District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein, who wants to be a County Commissioner when he terms out, was feeling the heat
The Veto and the Override
Mayor Oscar Leeser vetoed the $96 million Certificates of Obligation City Council passed this week. But, anticipating the veto, District
It’s Always Darkest Before It Gets Lots Darker
Here’s Tommy Gonzalez’ contribution to that story from the El Paso Times headlined El Paso’s property tax rate is among
Let Them Eat Cake
“For anyone to reject this budget is an inappropriate and immature reaction, rejecting the actual and authentic voices of El
“Why Is El Paso’s Property tax Rate So High?”
That’s the teaser on the El Paso Times landing page today. If you click on it, the story is headlined
Why Your Taxes Are So High
El Paso has the highest residential property tax rates in the country. Our elected officials used to say that was