El Paso is the second most expensive large city in the nation for property taxes, according to Roofstock, an Oakland-based online rental property marketplace. According to Roofstock, El Pasoans pay an effective property tax rate of 2.13%, second only to Milwaukee. Roofstock used Census Bureau data to reach its conclusions. [1] Historical preservationist Max Grossman, […]
Search results
Posted inOpinion
El Paso Politics Is Now El Paso News
Welcome to the new El Paso News, a culmination of two decades of reporting on El Paso politics and border issues. El Paso News started out as El Paso Politics on March 4, 2000. We began by covering the mayoral race between Larry Francis and Ray Caballero. Caballero was elected in May 2001 and served […]
Posted inNews
UMC CEO Denigrates Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Mascot With Sexual Innuendo
Editor’s note: The following article contains language that may be inappropriate for some readers. It involves comments made by UMC CEO & President Jacob Cintron and Nico Tejeda, CEO of Hospital of Providence and forwarded to Cindy Stout, CEO of El Paso Children’s Hospital via a text message. In reviewing pending open records requests we […]
Posted inEl Paso
Accreditation Complaint Filed Against El Paso Children’s Hospital
In an email blast to several news organizations, David Saucedo announced that he filed a complaint against the El Paso Children’s Hospital on October 5. The complaint was filed with The Join Commission. The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that accredits hospitals. Without a Joint Commission accreditation, a hospital loses its ability to receive […]
Posted inNews
Sixteen-Year-Old Has Arm Broken At Children’s Hospital During Altercation
Author’s note: this article involves a minor at the time of the incident. We normally do not name minors by name unless a parent or guardian authorizes us to. In this case, the incident occurred while the plaintiff was a minor. However, during our interview, the plaintiff, now an adult, authorized the use of her […]
Posted inEl Paso
El Paso Children’s Hospital Nurses Letter To Board
Over several weeks now, El Paso Politics has been communicating with several individuals about the El Paso Children’s Hospital. Most of the individuals have requested that we keep them anonymous for fear of reprisals. Few have been willing to go on the record fearing that they would be retaliated against. Some current children’s hospital staff […]
Posted inCultural Whitewashing
Who Speaks For El Paso, The Economic Voices
As El Paso Politics has reported previously, the El Paso narrative is primarily written by the Anglo minority of the community. Individuals like the former owners of Cinco Puntos – the Byrds and Bob Moore of El Paso Matters and formerly of the El Paso Times along with freelancer Debbie Nathan sets the tone for […]
Posted inNews
New Court Filing Provides New Details About Children’s Hospital
A new court filing today in the Saucedo malpractice lawsuit against the El Paso Children’s Hospital provides new details to the ongoing saga at the local children’s hospital. An email blast sent out by David Saucedo today to the news media included the latest court filings. The court filings suggest that “kick backs and backroom […]
Posted inGovernment
UMC Voluminous Personal Messages
The leaders of the University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital use taxpayer-funded equipment and services to send and receive “voluminous… personal messages unrelated to official business,” according to documents recently reviewed by El Paso Politics. Are El Paso’s taxpayers well-served when a taxing entity’s leadership spends time exchanging “personal messages”? […]
Posted inEl Paso
Another Complaint Filed Against El Paso Children’s Hospital By Parents Of Daughter Who Died
The El Paso Politics received an email news blast from David Saucedo announcing that he has filed a federal complaint against El Paso Children’s Hospital with the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. El Paso Children’s Hospital, although officially a non-profit, is wholly owned by the University […]
