A Public Obscenity
I think it’s obscene that the City of El Paso asks the working poor to pay for luxury amenities for
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
Deus Ex Machina Redux
When Representative Dr. Sam Morgan talked about Operational Security and him knowing things that we didn’t know, I hope he
The Central Appraisal District Responds
Yesterday a loyal reader sent one of my articles to Dinah Kilgore, the Executive Director and Chief Appraiser of the
Mo’ Taxes, Mo’ Problems
If you’re happy with the way things are going at City Hall, you’re not paying attention. The El Paso Times
The Mayor’s Missing Emails
From the El Paso Inc.: El Paso Mayor Dee Margo appears to have sidestepped the city’s public information rules and
Sunday Matinee: The Rover
Here’s a 2014 post-apocalyptic dystopia flick set in the Australian outback. No, not Mad Max. A different, more believable, post-apocalyptic
The Easiest Thing To Do Is Not Care
City Council has shown a complete disregard for what many members of the community care about. They’ve made their decisions
What Is El Paso’s Comparative Advantage?
Development economists like to talk about an economy’s comparative advantage. Investopedia says this about Comparative Advantage: Comparative advantage is an
We Hardly Knew You
By now you may have heard that Pacific Financial appears to have folded up its tent and left town. Or
City Council Raises Taxes! Again! And Again!
At a Special Meeting on Monday, City Council approved an additional $20 million in Certificates of Obligation for the Children’s
Sunday Matinee: Sync
Here’s a surprisingly decent movie that half Quantum Leap, half James Bond, and half Westworld. That’s right. It’s a movie
A Letter
Someone slipped this under the door of El Chuqueño World Headquarters last night. It appears to be a letter from
Bloomberg on Publicly Funded Stadiums
An alert reader pointed out that this week Bloomberg.com, that bastion of liberal thinking, ran an article called Four Reasons
“The Sunk Cost Fallacy”
Here’s a piece from YouAreNotSoSmart.com on the Sunk Cost Fallacy, the idea that you’ve already invested so much in a
Mountain Biking Lost Dog
Here’s the City’s latest advertisement promoting some of the wonderful outdoor opportunities we can enjoy here in El Paso. Watch
Chicano Batman At Music Under the Stars at Cohen on Sunday
There are lots of ways to slice El Paso. Some El Pasoans like baseball and lazy river rides. And some
El Paso’s Finest
By now you’ve seen the El Paso Police Officer draw his weapon on those kids on the southside. In case
About the Lost Dog TIRZ
Here’s some informed speculation about TIRZ 12, the Lost Dog TIRZ. I think it has something to do with that
More Lies From Our Friends In City Government
Here’s the City’s Economic Development Director spinning the TIRZs: City Council voted to approve the creation of Tax Increment Reinvestment