Here’s Tommy Gonzalez’ contribution to that story from the El Paso Times headlined El Paso’s property tax rate is among
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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
The City of El Paso is Chueco
From the El Paso Times: The El Paso City Council voted unanimously to accept a recommendation to reallocate $15 million in federal funding for
Harvard Business Review on the The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Here’s an article from the HBR on better decision making. Have you continued with a project long after you should
Tommy G’s $400K
KTSM.com (and others) report that City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is set to make almost $400,000 a year. El Paso City
More Lies From People Who Should Know Better
I read the El Paso Times so you won’t have to, and I’ve noticed a disturbing pattern. Every time the
Chime the Eff Up
Did you take the City of El Paso’s budget survey? It was called Chime In!, and it was available on
You Are Paying the Highest Residential Property Tax Rate in the United States
Today the El Paso City Council is voting to issue another $96 million in Certificates of Obligation. Certificates of Obligation
Happy Independence Day, Comrade
Today is the Fourth of July. Independence Day. Today is the day we celebrate our nation’s freedoms. The United States
Where Were the Popo?
Did you read about those three alleged hoodlums who were arrested a couple of weeks ago for a fight in
How Your City Representative Voted on Certificate of Obligation Debt
Max Grossman did the heavy lifting and went back to research how our elected representatives voted on various issuances of
Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for
The Decline of Six Sigma
From Quartz (qz.com) via Pocket: Six Sigma, at its core, is a system for eliminating defects in manufacturing. The name
Some Antics
Here’s the City of El Paso’s statement regarding City Council’s decision to issued $93 million of debt not approved by
The Water Parks Are Coming!
This just in, from KTSM: Newly constructed regional water park Camp Cohen is set to have its opening day by
TxDOT Isn’t Building Us a Deck
The cap isn’t TxDOT’s purview. TxDOT does transportation. The deck park is a public amenity. TxDOT is, however, expanding I-10
Class Action Suit?
Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.com: A lawsuit by former state Rep. Joe Pickett alleges the city of El Paso is
Agenda Review 15 February 202i Recap
Here’s the video of the 15 February 2021 El Paso City Council Agenda Review meeting. I watched (most of) it
What the EPPD is Against
During Monday’s City Council Work Session, our elected officials discussed the direction they were going to give our legislative delegation
More Certificate of Obligation Debt
While you were sleeping Monday night, the kids on City Council were stealing your credit card. Around 10 o’clock, during