It started out as a simple question – who pays the most in property taxes in El Paso. I wanted to analyze the top property owners, both commercial and residential, to see how the burden of property taxes is distributed among the taxpayers of the city. Although I thought it would be a simple exercise […]
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Terrorists on the Border
Unless you’ve been asleep the last couple of days you’ve seen or heard the news that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) is in Cd. Juárez across the border from El Paso. Now step back, take a deep breath and let your pulse return to normal. ISIS is not on the […]
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Typical El Paso Shoots Itself on the Foot
As is typical in El Paso instead of acknowledging the ever-changing reality of the evolving economy away from centralized sole-source services to decentralized multi-sourced services that result in higher expertise and lower costs – the city, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to give “local” businesses preference over the most efficient and best priced. In its […]
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Trolley Politics
As El Paso city council wrestles with deteriorating streets and trying to keep taxes in check, they nonetheless continue to squander limited resources in the mistaken belief that if you apply enough lipstick on a pig it will miraculously become a much sought after city destination. The fact that politicians and the voters that enable […]
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City Manager and Taxes
The discussion on taxes and fees disguised as taxes have been the focus of community discussion the last few months as a result of the sobering fact that city and county revenues are not enough to pay for the public agenda that is being led by Veronica Escobar and cohorts. The city implemented a fee […]
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City Council Votes Today, Not Many Will Notice
City council is scheduled to vote today on a very important issue for the community – not many will notice and the majority will not understand the issue. I’ve written numerous times about the issue of DIMS. Most individuals have gotten tired of the debate and many feel it’s only a problem for the criminals […]
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Adrian Pena Answers Questions About Public Corruption
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Adrian Pena to Answer Questions on Monday
Last Tuesday, August 18, Adrian Peña pleaded guilty to public corruption charges for a second time. In 2010, Adrian Peña had pled guilty to public corruption charges however; the appeals court reversed his guilty pleas and sent his case to another judge. The appeals court ruled that the original judge had improperly interfered in the […]
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The Joke that is the Rick Perry Indictment
As you all know by now, Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted on two felony counts on abuse of authority and coercion of a public official. Perry was booked on the charges last Tuesday. While the left celebrates the charges, the right complains about abuse of the legal system. Lost in all of the rhetoric […]