The City and County are planning to provide $110 million in property tax abatements to Meta Platforms, Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, over a period of 25 years. In return,…
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CARBAJAL PAYS HERSELF TO BLOCKWALK?
Veronica Carbajal is one of four candidates running in the current Special Election for District 2. We examined her 8-day campaign finance report, which was filed on December 1, and found something…
The Border Chronicle – Save the Date 12.7.23: Join us Thursday for a Border Chronicle discussion thread with invited experts
Texas National Guard n El Paso install razor wire at a crossing area along the bank of the Rio Grande on Dec. 20, 2022, as viewed from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (Photo credit:…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SALARIES OF COUNTY VS. CITY LEADERS FY 2007-2024
We recently submitted a round of public records requests asking for salary information on both County and City leaders from FY 2007 through the present. The result is the attached chart, which…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE UP COMPLAINT AGAINST CITY REP. HENRY RIVERA
We reported that on September 26, our City Council discussed a “Complaint against [an] elected official” with Frank Garza, the City’s outside counsel. According to Martin Paredes of El Paso News, Oaxaca is accused…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – NORMA CHAVEZ FOR TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 77
Of the three candidates running for Texas House District 77, Norma Chavez is the most fiscally responsible and best qualified for the position. She invited us to her campaign launch, held November…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CONGRESSWOMAN VERONICA ESCOBAR VOTES AGAINST BILL DEPRIVING IRAN OF $6 BILLION
Yesterday House Rep. Veronica Escobar was among 119 federal lawmakers to vote against H.R. 5961, which prevents Iran from receiving $6 billion held in South Korea that had been unfrozen by the…
The Border Chronicle – Sasabe Notebook: Big Contracts, New Border Walls, and a Humanitarian Crisis
Subscribe now Please join us on December 7, at 1 p.m. mountain time (3 p.m. EST), for a discussion thread pondering the questions: What is border externalization? What does it mean for…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAUCEDO LAWSUIT AGAINST EL PASO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL REACHES BRIEFING PHASE AT THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
On September 3, 2019, David Saucedo II and his wife Mariana lost their three-year-old daughter Ivanna at El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH) while she was under the care of Dr. Roberto Canales…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHAT DOES GAZA HAVE TO DO WITH SERVING AS CITY REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 2?
El Paso District 2 Election: Verónica Carbajal Instagram Post Accuses Israel Of Genocide In Gaza Read more: Read More